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(7 May 2017) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on Sunday.
In the museum's Hall of Remembrance, Steinmeier lit the eternal flame and later said that "Germans carry the burden of unimaginable guilt" for the Holocaust.
Steinmeier's visit comes amid a diplomatic row surrounding Breaking the Silence, a group made up of former Israeli soldiers-turned-whistleblowers who view Israel's open-ended occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state as an existential threat to their country.
Media reports suggested Steinmeier will praise the group during a speech on Sunday, but not meet with its representatives to avoid another spat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Two weeks ago, a meeting between Netanyahu and visiting German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel was called off after he met with the group.
Netanyahu, who also serves as foreign minister, said that shunning visitors who meet with Breaking the Silence is now official policy.

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