Abu Mazen clarifies: I did not intend to deny the Holocaust, it is the most heinous crime in history

The chairman of the Authority said that he "did not intend to deny the uniqueness of the Holocaust" and that he strongly condemns it. This after accusing Israel of carrying out "50 Holocausts" against the Palestinians

Guy Ulster

08/17/2022

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 11:35 am Updated: 11:48 am

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On video: Abu Mazen on German soil - "Israel committed 50 holocausts on Palestinians" (Photo: Reuters)

Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen clarified today (Wednesday) that "the Holocaust is the most heinous crime in history". This after he said that Israel had committed "50 holocausts" against the Palestinians, in a statement that caused a great uproar in Germany and Israel. According to a statement from Abu Mazen's office, he "He did not intend to deny the uniqueness of the Holocaust" and that he strongly condemns it.

During a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, Abu Mazen was asked yesterday if he wished to apologize for the massacre of athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972 carried out by Palestinian terrorists. In response, he said The chairman of the Palestinian Authority said that Israel had committed 50 massacres against Palestinians, and then added that Israel had committed "50 holocausts" against the Palestinians.

The Chancellor of Germany, who stood by Abu Mazen's side during the press conference, was amazed by the words and did not hide his anger.

In the message he published after the press conference, he condemned the comparison made by Abu Mazen.

This morning, Schultz attacked Abu Mazen's words harshly, saying that he was "disgusted by his outrageous comments".

"For us Germans in particular, any comparison to the uniqueness of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable," he wrote on Twitter.

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The chairman of the Authority tried to shake off his words. Abu Mazen and Schulz at the press conference in Berlin, yesterday (Photo: Reuters)

The political system reacted with rage to Abu Mazen's words.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid tweeted that Abu Mazen's statement "is not only a moral disgrace but also a terrible distortion. Six million Jews perished in the Holocaust, one and a half million Jewish children perished. History will not forgive him."

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked stung Defense Minister Benny Gantz, "Abu Mazen fought IDF soldiers in The Hague, and denies the Holocaust in Germany."

He must not be given legitimacy and certainly not invited to Rosh Ha'Ain." In response, the state camp, headed by Gantz, said: "Abu Mazen's statement is anti-Semitic and we call on him to retract his words.

Whoever does not send soldiers to battles will not give advice on how to prevent wars.

The Minister of Defense is committed to the security of Israel and will continue to do whatever is necessary to ensure the security of the citizens."

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan condemned Abu Mazen's words: "His contemptuous words about '50 Holocausts' are disgustingly low.

The Biden administration also strongly condemned the words of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority. Also, the American envoy for the fight against anti-Semitism, Deborah Lipstadt, said that Abu Mazen's comparison of Israel's actions to the Holocaust is unacceptable. "The distortion of the Holocaust fuels anti-Semitism and this may have dangerous consequences," she saying.

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