Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive to speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Aug. 16, 2022.

After eight months in office, Olaf Scholz is still struggling to find his footing, drawing questions over a tax scandal and criticism of his response to a Holocaust remark made at his side.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hold a joint press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on August 16, 2022.

Olaf Scholz and Mahmoud Abbas shook hands after Abbas' commentsImage: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa/picture alliance. That the chancellor made clear that he and the German government do not use the term ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disgust on Wednesday at remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the German leader said diminished the importance of the Holocaust, while Israel ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for accusing Israel of committing “50 holocausts” against Palestinians over the years, saying ...

Mahmoud Abbas and Olaf Scholz during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, speaks during a news conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Aug. 16, 2022.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's statement on Twitter came a day after Abbas refused to condemn a deadly attack by Palestinian militants on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

At issue was Abbas’ comments made during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in which he accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” since its war for independence in 1948.

Berlin police have opened a preliminary investigation against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over his comments this week that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday, addressing remarks about the Holocaust made by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas during a recent ...