Overview

• Carola Veit wrapped up a four-day trip in which she held talks at the Knesset and met Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan to reinforce Hamburg’s cooperation agenda
• She formally presented Hamburg as the leading candidate for the planned German Yad Vashem Education Center, citing support from both the federal and Hamburg state governments
• Veit highlighted waning approval for Israel’s Gaza operations in Germany and Israel and warned that deep mistrust on both sides demands measured engagement
• The parliamentary president visited Haifa’s scientific institutions and toured Ashdod and Be’er Sheva to explore expanding economic partnerships and youth exchanges
• Her itinerary, arranged two years ago after an invitation by Ambassador Ron Prosor, proceeded unchanged despite ongoing Israel-Hamas tensions