German-Israel military cooperation despite political kerfuffle – Although relations between the offices of Merkel and Netanyahu are strained, the security relationship with Germany is Israel’s most important after the US. | ynet

The Israeli-German relationship experienced problems over the weekend as it ran over a political pothole. The German weekly Der Spiegel published that the German government was weighing the possibility of withdrawing from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s obligations to maintain Israel’s security and right to exist as Germany’s top priority.