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BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in a phone call on Thursday that any attempt to downplay or deny the Holocaust is unacceptable, a German government spokesman said. Parson said.
The two also agreed to meet in Berlin soon, according to a spokesperson.
At a joint press conference with Scholz on Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in response to a question about the 50th anniversary of the attack on the Israeli team at the Munich Olympics that Israel had "fifty Holocausts." was accused of committing Palestinian extremists.
Scholz was criticized by the German media for not immediately condemning Abbas' remarks at his press conference. (Reporting by Madeline Chambers, writing by Miranda Murray, editing by Rachel More)
