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Germany probes anti-Israel 'likes' by official account

Foreign Ministry in Berlin 'emphastically disassociates' itself from actions of diplomat Christian Clages, who signalled his approval for video praising attack on IDF soldiers, exchange between American white supremacist David Duke and another user about an alleged massacre of Jews

BERLIN -- Germany's Foreign Ministry said Thursday it has opened an investigation after learning that the official Twitter account of the country's mission to the Palestinian territories had "liked" anti-Israel tweets.

 

 

The comments came after top-selling Bild newspaper reported that the "likes" came from the verified Twitter account of German diplomat Christian Clages, @GerRepRamallah.

 

Tweet liked by Christian Clages
Tweet liked by Christian Clages

 

The multiple "likes" included one for a video praising an attack on Israeli soldiers, and another for an exchange between American white supremacist David Duke and another user about an alleged massacre of Jews.

 

 

Tweet liked by Christian Clages
Tweet liked by Christian Clages

 

"The Foreign Ministry disassociates itself emphatically from the tweets mentioned," the ministry said in a written statement to The Associated Press.

 

"The content is unacceptable and contradicts the views of the German government."

 

Christian Clages
Christian Clages

 

It said it has initiated an in-house investigation to determine "how these 'likes' came about and will then determine consequences."

 

The ministry said "Clages has explicitly distanced himself from the statements in the tweets."

 


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