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| Angela Merkel attacked over crying refugee girl | Angela Merkel attacked over crying refugee girl |
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing criticism over her treatment of a young refugee who had been threatened with deportation. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing criticism over her treatment of a young refugee who had been threatened with deportation. |
| At a forum for young people, Mrs Merkel tells the Palestinian girl, Reem, that not all migrants can stay in Germany and "some will have to go home". | At a forum for young people, Mrs Merkel tells the Palestinian girl, Reem, that not all migrants can stay in Germany and "some will have to go home". |
| Mrs Merkel then strokes Reem, who is now crying, on the back. | Mrs Merkel then strokes Reem, who is now crying, on the back. |
| Reem had said she and her family had been waiting four years to gain permanent residency in Germany. | Reem had said she and her family had been waiting four years to gain permanent residency in Germany. |
| Within hours of the video being broadcast, the term #Merkelstreichelt (Merkel strokes) trended on Twitter. | Within hours of the video being broadcast, the term #Merkelstreichelt (Merkel strokes) trended on Twitter. |
| In the video, Reem tells Mrs Merkel that her family was told they would have to return to a camp in Lebanon imminently - only to receive a last-minute temporary German residency permit. | In the video, Reem tells Mrs Merkel that her family was told they would have to return to a camp in Lebanon imminently - only to receive a last-minute temporary German residency permit. |
| "I would like to go to university," says Reem, in fluent German. | "I would like to go to university," says Reem, in fluent German. |
| "It's really very hard to watch how other people can enjoy life and you yourself can't. I don't know what my future will bring." | "It's really very hard to watch how other people can enjoy life and you yourself can't. I don't know what my future will bring." |
| Mrs Merkel replied that "politics can be tough", adding: "You are an extremely nice person but you also know that there are thousands and thousands of people in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon." | Mrs Merkel replied that "politics can be tough", adding: "You are an extremely nice person but you also know that there are thousands and thousands of people in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon." |
| Germany could not manage if all wanted to move there, she said. | Germany could not manage if all wanted to move there, she said. |
| Germany says it expects 400,000 asylum applications by the end of 2015 - more than double the amount if received in 2014. | Germany says it expects 400,000 asylum applications by the end of 2015 - more than double the amount if received in 2014. |
| The right-wing Pegida group has marched against what it calls the Islamisation of Germany, and the country's newest political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has called for tighter immigration control. | |
| "The mistakes in the government's refugee policies can't be patted away," Katrin Goering-Eckardt, a Green Party MP, said. | "The mistakes in the government's refugee policies can't be patted away," Katrin Goering-Eckardt, a Green Party MP, said. |
| "This week has been fantastic for German public diplomacy. All that was missing was Merkel making refugee children cry," the Belarus-born writer Evgeny Morozov said. | "This week has been fantastic for German public diplomacy. All that was missing was Merkel making refugee children cry," the Belarus-born writer Evgeny Morozov said. |