JERUSALEM (AP):

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming address to the Israeli parliament has inflamed passions here, with one lawmaker yesterday threatening to storm out of the session.

Arye Eldad said he was furious Merkel has been allowed to address the Knesset at all because that is a privilege reserved for heads of state. Allowing her to speak in German, instead of the more neutral English, makes it even more painful, he said.

''German was the last language my grandmother and grandfather heard before they were murdered. The execution orders were given in German. I plan to stand up and leave before she speaks," he said.