Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Germany Wednesday afternoon as protesters plan to block traffic around Ben-Gurion International Airport in an effort to disrupt the trip.
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Netanyahu is expected to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in what will be the first meeting between the two leaders.
The prime minister has set out to meet new leaders of Europe and last week traveled to Italy for talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. At the end of March, he is also expected to travel to Britain to meet with Prime Minister Rushi Sunak.
Scholz and Netanyahu are expected to focus on an array of international matters, including Iran and its nuclear aspirations. The prime minister's goal is to ensure that the European nations are not planning to renew the nuclear deal with Tehran and perhaps will even reimpose the sanctions against it.
Germany has previously voiced criticism against Iran for aiding Russia in its war in Ukraine by providing drones and other weapons. The assessment is that the matter could help boost cooperation between Berlin and Jerusalem in this matter.
As the battle over the judicial reform in Israel continues, protesters plan to disrupt Netanyahu's trip by blocking traffic to and around Ben-Gurion airport with thousands of vehicles expected to block the access roads.
Opponents of the legislation claim it will grant the new government headed by Netanyahu unbridled powers, while supporters say it will balance the judicial, legislative and executive branches and bring Israel more in line with other democratic nations.
Protesters also blocked access to the airport last week ahead of Netanyahu's flight to Italy, necessitating for the prime minister to be helicoptered to the scene.
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