In mid-November, some 160 young Germans, described as the country’s “handpicked future leaders” and representing each German state, were brought to Israel by the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Berlin for a trip billed as a celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations. Their itinerary included receptions and briefings at the Knesset, the President’s Residence and the Supreme Court; a visit to Rafael, the weapons manufacturer; meetings with survivors of the October 7 attack; and visits to a kibbutz near the Gaza border and the Nova massacre site.
