Singer Gil Ofarim now comments on the video recordings of the Leipzig hotel.
He confirmed that he had worn his Star of David necklace all along.
Berlin / Leipzig - Singer Gil Ofarim commented on the new development after his anti-Semitism allegations against a
Leipzig hotel.
"I knew what kind of waves it was making," he said on Monday on TV channel
Bild
.
"That I might be turned from victim to perpetrator and that I allegedly lied, that is why I did not worry and, to be honest, I would not have thought that either."
Gil Ofarim: His Star of David chain should not be visible on the surveillance cameras
The background to this are media reports that surveillance videos may raise questions about the events described by Ofarim
. Accordingly, the chain with the Star of David should not have been clearly visible on the hotel's surveillance cameras. Investigations have now been called to check whether the singer really wore this necklace on the evening of the incident. According to the public prosecutor's office, several video recordings are currently being evaluated, but no information has been given on the content. The 39-year-old could understand that, according to the video evidence, it would look like he hadn't worn the star. “What is wrong. I always wore it, ”the singer continued.
Also in an interview with the
Leipziger Volkszeitung
(LVZ)
On Monday (October 18), Ofarim confirmed that he had worn the chain in the hotel.
“What has been shown so far are not the complete video recordings from the hotel.
I ask those who have published these pictures to show everything, ”he told the
LVZ
.
At the beginning of October he reported in a video that an employee of "The Westin Leipzig" had asked him to remove his necklace with a Star of David.
The singer then filed a complaint.
The Leipzig public prosecutor's office has received several reports of the incident - also from the hotel employee accused of defamation.
Gil Ofarim on the anti-Semitism allegations: "I will continue to wear my Star of David!"
Ofarim also explained to
Bild
: “I will continue to wear my Star of David. Whether under the T-shirt or on the T-shirt, it doesn't matter. I always wear it and I will continue to carry it, ”he said. Regarding the incident in the hotel that he described, he said: “Compared to many other Jews, I opened my mouth and said something and resisted.” He added: “Everyone should open their mouths. I would do it all over again. "
In the LVZ interview, Gil Ofarim further stated that it was clear to him from the start that he would “one day be portrayed as a liar”.
“I can't do more than tell what happened to me.” He has already performed many times in Leipzig, something like this has never happened to him in the city and he is sorry that the whole region has now been lumped together being thrown.
"But that's what happened to me and as a Jew in Germany I can't just shut up." (Dpa)