German Jewish leaders slam Thunberg for joining pro-Palestine rally
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Germany's commissioner for Jewish life, and the leader of the Central Council of Jews in Germany on Thursday criticized climate activist Greta Thunberg's participation in showing solidarity for Palestinians in Leipzig.
"Greta Thunberg has made a good name for herself as a climate activist and has addressed an important issue - so I understand her statements now all the less," Josef Schuster of the Central Council of Jews told the newsoutlet Welt.tv.
Her statements, which ultimately lack any basis and are false, do absolutely nothing for the climate movement. Rather, she is damaging the climate movement, but also her own image, he continued.
Felix Klein, Germany's commissioner for Jewish life told Welt.tv, Thunberg was making herself untrustworthy and dismantling herself.
"Actually, the concern to strengthen climate protection should be enough, and the activities, the hatred of Israel that Thunberg is spreading is unacceptable," Klein said. He welcomes the fact that the German climate protection movement is distancing itself from Thunberg's behaviour.
According to the police, Thunberg participated in a demonstration in Leipzig's city centre on Wednesday evening and gave a short speech. Around 200 people took part in the registered demonstration.
Thunberg and other members of the Swedish branch of the climate protection group Fridays for Future accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip in December.
