Israel's ambassador to Germany said protecting the key global trade route through the Red Sea should be of major importance to Europe's biggest economy as Yemeni rebels put a stranglehold on the passage of commercial ships through the waterway. "What the Houthis are doing in the Red Sea is not only directed against Israel, but against the entire international community," Ambassador Ron Prosor told dpa. "As an exporting nation, it is in Germany's interest that the sea routes are free." The Israel