German chancellor Olaf Scholz heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at SPD rally

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Scholz also said freedom of speech must be protected at all costs and condemned violence against politicians. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police say there have been 22 assaults on politicians so far this year, compared to 27 incidents in all of 2023.

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00:00 Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at the

00:07 final Social Democrats rally ahead of the European elections.

00:11 Protesters are angry about Germany's support for Israel in its military campaign against

00:16 Hamas in Gaza and booed the Chancellor for most of his speech.

00:20 Scholz acknowledged the protesters, saying they belong to a democracy that allows free

00:25 speech but added that the Hamas attack on Israel last October was inhumane.

00:30 Scholz also said freedom of speech must be protected at all costs and condemned violence

00:35 against politicians.

00:38 Germany's Federal Criminal Police say there have been 22 assaults on politicians so far

00:42 this year, compared to 27 incidents in all of 2023.

00:48 Scholz also promised that he would not allow the Russian invasion of Ukraine and NATO's

00:52 involvement to escalate, saying a vote for the SPD was a vote for peace.

00:58 [SWOOSH]

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