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Israel and Germany condemn Palestinian leader's '50 Holocausts' claim
Source: BBC
Israel and Germany condemn Palestinian leader's '50 Holocausts' claim
By David Gritten
BBC News
17 August 2022
Israeli and German leaders have expressed outrage after the Palestinian president accused Israel of committing "50 Holocausts" against his people.
Mahmoud Abbas made the claim during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Tuesday.
Mr Scholz said nothing at the time, but later called the president's comments "intolerable and unacceptable".
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Mr Abbas's accusation was "not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62574095