COMMENT It is outrageous that the German Cabinet chose to hold a joint cabinet meeting last week with the Israeli Cabinet in Berlin at a time when the Israeli government is oppressing and inflicting cruelties on the Palestinians just like what the Nazis did to the Jews in Europe before and during the Second World War.

While children in Gaza are dying because of shortages of food and medical care due to the 3-year old medieval-type Israeli siege of Gaza, Angela Merkel's government is honouring its leaders who are responsible for this 21st century barbarism.