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Article: Israel outraged by German column that compares Ariel Sharon to Hitler
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- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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- December 19, 2001
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Axelrod, Toby
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
12-19-2001
Israel outraged by German column that compares Ariel Sharon to Hitler
BERLIN, Dec. 18 (JTA) -- A prominent German journalist has compared Israeli
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Hitler, drawing a sharp rebuke from Israel's
ambassador.
The comments, which appeared in the Dec. 17 issue of the weekly magazine
Der Spiegel, are not unexpected given the current anti-Israel tendency in
the German media, observers here say.
In a commentary entitled "Arafat Knows Tunis Well," Der Spiegel Publisher
Rudolf Augstein said that, by attempting to isolate and delegitimize
Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, Sharon could be compared
with Hitler.
Hitler ...