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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katy Clifton

German police investigate Palestinian president over ‘50 Holocausts’ remark

dpa via AP

Police in Germany have opened a preliminary investigation against Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas over his comments that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians.

The remarks, during a news conference in Berlin alongside German chancellor Olaf Scholz, sparked outrage in Germany, Israel and beyond.

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