Merkel vs. Schulz: Israel and Middle East take back stage at German debate
Socialist candidates says Palestinians educated to hate Jews must understand that Germany supports Israel.
A screen shows the TV debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and her challenger Germany's Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz in Berlin, Germany(photo credit: HANDOUT/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: