Gil Ofarim
Report against hotel employees
Gil Ofarim gave testimony and filed a criminal complaint.
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Singer Gil Ofarim has filed a criminal complaint against an employee of a Leipzig hotel after the accusation of anti-Semitism.
Musician Gil Ofarim (39) has filed a criminal complaint against the employee of the Westin Hotel in Leipzig. That he gave this Tuesday (October 12th) in an Instagram post known. “I gave my testimony today and filed a criminal complaint against the employee. In the last few days I have said everything I can say on the subject in numerous interviews. I can’t say or do more at the moment,” writes Ofarim in the post with black picture. It was already known that the singer wanted to file a complaint.
Gil Ofarim wants to calm down
The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating and he hopes to be able to relax a little after these turbulent days, the singer explains. He would also like to thank you for the “incredibly many, very personal messages” and he was overwhelmed by “what solidarity is being shown to me and this important topic from all over the world”. Ofarim concludes his post: “There should be no place for hatred, racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia or discrimination of any kind in this world.”
Last week, the 39-year-old made an incident in a Leipzig hotel public. In a clip he shared on social media, the singer stated that he was passed over at check-in for wearing a chain with a Star of David on it. “I am still speechless and shocked, but at the same time not surprised”, Ofarim explained on October 11 in the program “Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live.” on ProSieben. He had already experienced anti-Semitism several times in his life.
Gil Ofarim: “I’ve made myself a target”
Ofarim was “feeling a lot of solidarity”, but he was also wondering whether the whole thing would change the situation. Through his video, he “ultimately made himself a target. I am now threatened,” said the singer. The day before yesterday he played “and suddenly the police stood in my cloakroom and asked me for information about where I was going to spend the night tonight. None of that made any sense to me and I was escorted by the really very friendly officers – a bus in front of me me, a bus behind me. “