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Israel President Reuven Rivlin met this morning with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, continuing the sequence of policy meetings with leaders visiting Jerusalem as part of the World Holocaust Forum. The President and the Chairman discussed the warm and important relationship between the states and the President thanked her for arriving at the official dinner last night. "Our relationship is ever stronger," the president told Pelosi. "Our deep relationship is independent of political positions and relies on a deep internal connection between the Israeli people and the American people. The United States is our most important friend and is our ally and a firm component of our national security. The two expressed concern over the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the United States and throughout the world and reiterated their commitment to combat it. Yesterday the President met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for a work meeting. The President welcomed President Steinmeier, noting that he was delighted to have another friend and close friend in Jerusalem, both his and the State of Israel. The President noted Germany's deep commitment to combating anti-Semitism and maintaining the security of the Jewish community, saying: "As we have seen in Halle, anti-Semitism is rising in Germany and around the world. Anti-Semitic hatred becomes a murderous anti-Semitic attack. Jews seek to lead their lives openly and genuinely everywhere. Wearing domes on the streets and praying in the synagogues without fear. " The president addressed the case in the Criminal Court in The Hague, saying that the State of Israel must protect itself as it is its right, he added: "The State of Israel is a democratic state that knows how to investigate itself." At the end of the meeting, the President announced his joining the German President's visit to Auschwitz next week, to which he invited the President to join, and then to visit Germany immediately after you next week: "Today, we are together in Jerusalem. Next week we will be together in Auschwitz-Birkenau and Berlin. It will be a very powerful and significant journey for We are both. " The German President thanked the President and emphasized Germany's commitment to combating anti-Semitism and preserving Holocaust memory. The German president added that he was proud to represent his country at this historic and significant gathering held in Jerusalem. " The president will hold a series of policy meetings with dozens of leaders. So far, the President has met the Governor-General of Australia, the President of Georgia, the President of Romania, the President of Bulgaria, the President of Portugal, the President of Northern Macedonia, the President of Albania, the President of Finland, the President of Cyprus, the President of Germany, the President of Slovenia, the Czech Prime Minister and the President. EU Council. Credit: Walla News
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