Abbas made this statement in Germany (of all countries). And what was German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s response? Virtually nothing. He expressed regret only after the fact. This is particularly disturbing given the fact that the notorious Arab nationalist, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini, lived in Berlin and worked with Hitler during World War II to implement the “Final Solution,” and that today jihadists worldwide and the Islamic Republic of Iran in particular echo the Nazis’ genocidal imperative. Even prior to Haj Amin al-Husseini’s collaboration with Hitler, he led the Arab revolt against the Jews who were settling in their historic land.
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Abbas’ comments “accusing Israel of having committed ’50 Holocausts’ while standing on German soil is not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie… History will not forgive him.”
“Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Tells Germany Israel Committed ’50 Holocausts,’” by Joel B. Pollak and Deborah Brand, Breitbart, August 16, 2022:
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas told Germans on Tuesday, in the presence of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts.”
The shocking remark came at a press conference at the chancellery itself, after a reporter asked him about the 50th anniversary of the Munich massacre next month.
In 1972, Palestinian terrorists from the Black September terror group, which was linked to Abbas’ ruling Fatah party, broke into the Olympic Village where the Israeli athletes were staying, killing two and taking others hostage. They demanded the release of 234 Palestinians in Israeli prisons, as well as members of the German left-wing Baader Meinhoff terror group, who were held in German jails.
The rest of the eleven hostages and a police officer were killed during a failed rescue attempt by West German police.
The Times of Israel reported:
Asked whether as Palestinian leader he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary, Abbas responded instead by citing allegations of atrocities committed by Israel since 1947.
“If we want to go over the past, go ahead,” Abbas, who was speaking Arabic, told the reporters.
“I have 50 slaughters that Israel committed….50 massacres, 50 slaughters, 50 holocausts,” he said, taking care to pronounce the final word in English.
Scholz, who later expressed regret about Abbas’s remark, is being criticized in the German media for not doing so in real time….
