Friday, July 17, 2015

German chancellor Angela Merkel mocked online over video of her stroking refugee girl she reduced to tears


abc.net.au

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Extract:

German chancellor Angela Merkel has drawn mockery online for stroking the back of a Palestinian girl facing possible deportation after she reduced her to tears by explaining her policy on asylum and adding that "politics can be tough sometimes". ...

Belarusian-born writer Evgeny Morozov tweeted: "This week has been fantastic for German public diplomacy. All that was missing was Merkel making refugee children cry."

However Ms Merkel also had defenders.

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