German President Joachim Gauck has arrived in Israel for a two day trip. On Tuesday, Gauck will meet with President Shimon Peres, and visit Yad Vashem. He is also set to meet Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Labor head Shelly Yechimovich. On Wednesday he will meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

On Thursday Gauck will meet with PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and other PA officials.