Anne Applebaum has been awarded the German Book Trade's 2024 Peace Prize, a prestigious recognition. Despite criticism from some, including her advocacy for peace, her past statements on various issues have sparked controversy.
Author who recommended killing Palestinian journalists receives German 'peace prize'. US right-winger Anne Applebaum gets award despite appalling record and accusations of being a mouthpiece for US and UK imperialism... https://t.co/LiXIg4kpj9
Giving Anne Appelbaum some kind of “peace award” — after she spent 30 years cheering every American war, invasion and bombing campaign and demanding still others — would be like giving Mohammed bin Salman a human rights award. https://t.co/Y6DNAK3Bn4
Anne Applebaum also once denounced the arrest of Roman Polanski. That alone surely earns her a prize.
Anne Applebaum has won one of Germany's most prestigious peace prizes. The choice of the ultra-hawk columnist as a peace advocate is so silly, I might as well get picked as "Buddhist of the Year." Let’s review some of her “peace” advocacy, shall we? https://t.co/pw0is4ZVfj
Happy personal news! The Buddhist Association of America has awarded me their "Buddhist of the Year" award. Just kidding, no. But Anne Applebaum has won the German Book Trade's 2024 Peace Prize. Which is more ludicrous than my winning a Buddhist prize. https://t.co/pw0is4ZVfj
Anne Applebaum just won the German Book Trade Peace Prize. The Association of German Butchers will soon give her a peace prize, too. https://t.co/Or2cNuapwH