Angela Merkel makes a 14-year old Palestinian girl cry by telling her she is not welcome in Germany

Angela Merkel makes a 14-year old Palestinian girl cry by telling her she is not welcome in Germany

By Allison Deger

A video has gone viral on social media of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a high school gymnasium bringing a teenage Palestinian refugee to tears after telling her that she is not welcome in Germany. What comes next is cringe inducing. Merkel tries to “hug” the teen named Reem Sahwil, 14, then settles on awkwardly stroking her arm. Thus, the hashtag #merkelstreichelt (Merkel strokes) along with images mocking the petting chancellor ensued.http://mondoweiss.net/2015/07/palestinian-telling-welcome?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=06bab6bf9b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-06bab6bf9b-398529985