One of the last remaining Auschwitz
survivors has launched a blistering attack on Israel over its
occupation of Palestine as he began a lecture tour of Scotland.
Dr Hajo Meyer, 86, who survived 10 months
in the Nazi death camp, spoke out as his 10-day tour of the UK and
Ireland – taking in three Scottish venues – got under way. His comments
sparked a furious reaction from hardline Jewish lobby groups, with Dr
Meyer branded an “anti-Semite” and accused of abusing his position as a
Holocaust survivor.
Dr Meyer also attended hearings at
Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, where five pro-Palestine
campaigners are accused of racially aggravated conduct after disrupting
a concert by the Jerusalem Quartet at the city’s Queen’s Hall.
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