Police forced to intervene after group of right-wing activists began insulting German legislators near Tomb of the Patriarchs in West Bank city. Israeli ambassador in Berlin to personally apologizehttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3533262,00.html<
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"A group of German members of parliament encountered a less-than-welcoming reception as they toured the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday.
As they approached the Tomb of the Patriarchs, several Israeli settlers and right-wing activists began calling out insults towards the lawmakers until a local police force stepped in and came between the two parties.
The officers then escorted the German group until their departure. Officials from the Judea and Samaria District Police said they were investigating the incident.
On Thursday the legislators, members of the German parliament's law committee, issued a statement saying they had been cursed and threatened by the settlers and forced to break off their visit after Israeli troops refused to intervene.
"The Israeli police and army showed no willingness to step in and said they couldn't guarantee the safety of the delegation," the statement said. "In order to give the peace process a chance, the members of the law committee, as friends of Israel, appeal to the Israeli authorities to rein in the fanaticism of Jewish settlers."