>German chancellor begins second day in Israel with visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, writing in the guest book: 'Germany has a responsibility to remember this crime and fight anti-Semitism, xenophobia and hatred in general.'
>Merkel toured the Hall of Names, participated in a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance, visited the Children's Memorial and signed the Yad Vashem guest book.
>"Eighty years ago, on Kristallnacht in November, the Jews in Germany suffered hatred and violence the likes of which they've never encountered before," Merkel wrote in the guest book. "What came later is a crime unlike any, a breaking point for civilization, the Holocaust. Since then, Germany has a responsibility to remember this crime and fight anti-Semitism, xenophobia and hatred in general."
>Later, she toured the museum's exhibit on innovation with Prime Minister Netanyahu and had a round table discussion with (((businesspeople))).