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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 2 May 2017

After Saudi stop, Germany’ Merkel visits neighboring UAE

Arab Emirates. backed by significant
Merkel arrived in the seven- Emirati support has been
state federation following bombing and battling Ye-
a visit to neighboring Saudi meni rebels for more than
Arabia, where she held two years in support of the
talks with King Salman and impoverished country’s in-
other senior leaders that ternationally recognized
touched on regional con- government. While in Saudi
flicts as well as women’s in- Arabia, Merkel had said she
equality and other human does not believe there can
rights issues. be a military solution to the
She said Berlin is offering war, which has killed more
diplomatic support aimed than 10,000 civilians and
at resolving the Yemen con- created a humanitarian
flict and has been in con- crisis in what was already
tact with U.N. Secretary- the Arab world’s poorest
General Antonio Guterres country.
about its proposal, accord- The U.N. recently said some
ing to a transcript of her re- 18.8 million people in the
marks provided by her of- country need humanitarian
fice. “Germany has offered help or protection.
to support this U.N. process The German leader was
In this Monday, May 1, 2017 photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, German chancel- with its own diplomatic pos- greeted by Crown Prince
lor Angela Merkel, left, is recieved by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Com- sibilities,” she was quoted Sheikh Mohammed bin Za-
mander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan in Abu Dhabi, Unit- as saying. “That has met yed Al Nahyan upon her
ed Arab Emirates. with the approval of Saudi arrival on Monday in the
( Ryan Carter/Crown Prince Court via AP) Arabia. We will now move Emirati capital, Abu Dha-
ADAM SCHRECK offered diplomatic help to she ended a two-nation ahead with the necessary bi. The crown prince is the
Associated Press try to end the war in Ye- Gulf tour taking in the Arab coordination with the U.N. half-brother of the coun-
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- men, Chancellor Angela world’s largest economies secretary-general.” try’s ailing president and his
ates (AP) — Germany has Merkel said on Monday as with a stop in the United A Saudi-led coalition presumed successor.q
On Memorial Day, Netanyahu tells Abbas: Stop funding killers

ARON HELLER Abbas, who is scheduled Israel’s occupation. Israel member its war dead and roads and pedestrians
Associated Press to meet President Donald has long said the pay- victims of deadly attacks. stopped in their tracks si-
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Trump this week, of com- ments glorify terrorism and Motorists pulled over on lently with heads bowed as
Prime Minister Benjamin pensating the attackers to provide an incentive to kill. the sides of highways and the sirens wailed. q
Netanyahu marked the the tune of $300 million a Ahmad Majdalani, an aide
country’s annual Memorial year. to Abbas, said Israel and
Day for fallen soldiers and “How can you talk about the Palestinians were at
victims of terror on Mon- peace with Israel while you war and each side had
day by calling on Palestin- simultaneously fund mur- commitments toward its
ian President Mahmoud derers that are shedding own people.
Abbas to cease doling out the blood of innocent Is- “The salaries of the prison-
payment to the killers of Is- raelis everywhere?” Netan- ers and martyrs are agreed
raelis, beseeching him to yahu said. upon with the Israelis long
“fund peace and not mur- “Cancel payments to the time ago, but Netanyahu
der.” murderers. Cancel the law is using this card now in an
At a ceremony at Israel’s that requires payments
Har Herzl national cem- to these murderers. Fund attempt to foil President
etery in Jerusalem, Netan- peace and not murder.” Abbas’ relationship with
yahu said Palestinian killers The Palestinian “martyrs’ President Trump,” he said.
“nursed incitement against fund” makes monthly pay- Netanyahu’s comments
our people with their moth- ments to about 35,000 came as Israel observed
er’s milk” and were regard- families of Palestinians Memorial Day, one of its
ed as heroes in their soci- killed and wounded in the most somber days on the
ety for carrying out heinous long-running conflict with year.
attacks against Israelis. Israel, and says the money The country came to a
Netanyahu accused the amounts to welfare pay- standstill at 11 a.m. for a
Palestinian Authority of ments to help victims of two-minute air siren to re-