In the shadow of the criticism of Abu Mazen's words and his anti-Semitic accusations against Israel, in Germany the bulk of the criticism is directed against German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, who stood by the Palestinian Authority's chairman at the joint press conference and did not respond to his statement that dwarfs the Holocaust.
"How can the chancellor be silent?"
Asks an opinion piece on the website of Germany's largest weekly "Der Spiegel", "Abu Mazen accuses Israel of committing the Holocaust, thereby minimizing the systematic murder of millions of Jews by the Nazi regime, and how does the chancellor respond? Schultz is silent, the press conference is over, a handshake, and farewell" .
Chancellor of Germany to Abu Mazen: "I will not use the term 'apartheid' to describe the Israeli actions"// Photo: Reuters
Cooling in the relationship?
Schultz's office places the blame on the chancellor's spokesman, who ended the joint press conference immediately after Abu Mazen's statement and did not give Schultz a chance to respond.
The chancellor's office also claims that Schultz was outraged by the words of the authority's chairman regarding the Holocaust and even publicly rejected the accusations against Israel of carrying out an apartheid policy.
Abu Mazen's statements, which caused embarrassment to the top of the German government, may cause a certain cooling in relations between Berlin and Ramallah, even though Germany continues to be one of the main financial supporters of the PA, of civilian Palestinian organizations (including those related to Israel's delegitimization activities) and UNRWA.
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