Enlarge image Israeli Prime Minister Jair Lapid visiting Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin Photo: CHRISTIAN MANG / REUTERS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a visit to the Chancellery last month. He caused a lot of resentment with Holocaust statements, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) was sharply criticized for his lack of reaction. Scholz has now received Israel's Prime Minister Jair Lapid in Berlin - and was praised by him. It was obvious that Scholz was surprised by the statements, said Lapid after meeting Scholz in Berlin. “I thanked the Chancellor for reacting to what Abbas said afterwards.” Looking at Scholz,...