Berlin mayor torpedoes event honoring head of UN probe into Israel – Israeli ambassador says he relayed Jerusalem’s concerns regarding Navi Pillay to Franziska Giffey, leading her to pull support for city-backed ceremony | Timesofisrael

A Berlin event scheduled to honor the head of an ongoing UN probe investigating alleged Israeli crimes against Palestinians was called off this week after the city’s mayor pulled support for the city hall ceremony.
Mayor Franziska Giffey said the event planned for Tuesday by the non-governmental United Nations Association of Germany to fete Navi Pillay at the Rotes Rathaus, or Red Town Hall, was not representative of the views of Berlin’s denizens.