German Jews Criticize Ex-Chancellor Over Trip to Iran
In an interview with the Hanover daily Neue Presse, general secretary of the Central Council of Jews Stephan Kramer said, "Mr.Schroeder is greatly damaging the reputation of Germany and the German government."
Kramer said that by meeting the Iranian president, Schroeder was supporting Ahmadinejad and his government, and appealed for the former chancellor to cancel his engagement, "on the grounds of human rights."
Just hours before he was due meet Ahmadinejad, the former German chancellor criticized the Iranian president's stance against the existence of Israel and his denial of the Holocaust.
"The Holocaust is an historic fact and there is no sense in denying this unparalleled crime," Schroeder said on Saturday, at a speech to the Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Teheran.
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Kramer said that by meeting the Iranian president, Schroeder was supporting Ahmadinejad and his government, and appealed for the former chancellor to cancel his engagement, "on the grounds of human rights."
Just hours before he was due meet Ahmadinejad, the former German chancellor criticized the Iranian president's stance against the existence of Israel and his denial of the Holocaust.
"The Holocaust is an historic fact and there is no sense in denying this unparalleled crime," Schroeder said on Saturday, at a speech to the Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Teheran.