Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, who is visiting Israel, tried to mediate between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, but to no avail, the Austrian news website Die Presse reported on Tuesday.
Netanyahu had carried out an ultimatum issued to Gabriel on Monday, and cancelled his meeting with Gabriel due to the fact that the German minister had met with representatives of several leftist organizations, including B'Tselem and Breaking the Silence.
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