BERLIN, March 21 — Pro-Palestinian protesters heckled and interrupted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday as he tried to give a speech at the opening of the Leipzig Book...
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The Leipziger Volkszeitung newspaper said the protesters appeared to be pro-Palestinian activists and one person could be heard calling, “It’s not a humanitarian disaster, it’s a genocide”.“The power of the word brings us all together here in Leipzig, not the power of shouting,” he added, to loud applause.Advertisement
Israel’s military has since waged a relentless offensive against Hamas that has killed at least 31,900 people in Gaza, most of them women and children, according to the Hamas-ruled territory’s health ministry. At the awards ceremony of the Berlinale film festival in February, several winners were accused of making anti-Semitic remarks on stage in relation to Israel’s military assault.
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