Merkel Condemns Anti-Semitic Protests in Germany, Backs Israel
Angela Merkel
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Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned anti-Semitic protests in Germany and added her support to Israel amid escalating military tensions with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
A protest in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen this week gained national attention after videos emerged of a group chanting anti-Jewish slogans. The group of about 180 -- some of whom carried Palestinian and Turkish flags -- demonstrated in front of the local synagogue before dispersing after police blocked their path.