Berlin/REUTERS

Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned an arson attack on a Jewish nursery school in Berlin on Thursday, calling it a horrifying attempt to disrupt Jewish life in Germany. "Any attack on a Jewish institution is an attack on our democracy," Merkel said, adding she felt "dismay and disgust." On Thursday, government officials attended a prayer for tolerance in a synagogue to show solidarity after the attack. Stephan Kramer, general secretary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said: "The fact that the attack was aimed at children shows a line has been crossed."(REUTERS)

Merkel condemns attack on Jewish kindergarten /Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) - March 1, 2007