Israel would be better off if Merkel had cancelled her visit

German premier Angela Merkel's coming to Israel, but allegedly, she might've balked initially because of plans to demonish an illegal Islamic "village":

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and members of her cabinet will arrive in Israel on Wednesday evening for a two-day visit in the country.

Merkel is slated to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin. Netanyahu last met Merkel in Berlin in June. The chancellor visited the Jewish state in February 2014.

The Palestinian issue and the Iran nuclear deal, which Germany is struggling to salvage, will be the focus of their meetings.

According to IDF Radio, Merkel’s office informed Israel that if the illegal Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar is demolished before her arrival, she will cancel her visit. The German Embassy, however, denied the report, saying there was “never a doubt that the government to government consultations would take place.”

However, the US lent its support to the court-ordered demolition. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in the daily briefing that the evacuation of Khan al-Ahmar meets legal standards and is therefore acceptable to the US.

Honestly, it would be far better if Merkel didn't come regardless. She's been a disaster for Europe already, and visiting Israel while her own country's faring terribly with Islamofascism does nothing to help her already plummeting image.