"Author's Controversial Comparison of Gaza to Nazi-era Ghettos Sparks Award Ceremony Suspension"
Russian-American writer Masha Gessen received a German literary prize in a scaled-down ceremony after comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettos in a recent article. The comparison was viewed as controversial in Germany, which strongly supports Israel as a form of remorse and responsibility for the Holocaust. Gessen, critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians, defended the comparison as morally and politically necessary.
