AdvertisementWorld Hopes For Both Stability And Reform In EgyptJanuary 31, 2011Alan GreenblattfacebookEmailIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint press conference in Netanyahu's office on Jan. 31 in Jerusalem, Israel. Merkel called for a stop to the settlement building, sighting the events in Egypt as a highlight for the importance of furthering the diplomatic process. (Getty)