Germany’s Merkel at farewell ceremony: Don’t tolerate hate

BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germans to stand up to hatred, at a military ceremony Thursday bidding her farewell after 16 years in office.
Merkel was honored with a traditional military musical performance and march in front of almost all the country’s political elite — save for the far-right Alternative for Germany, who weren’t invited.
“Our democracy also lives from the fact that wherever hatred and violence are seen as a legitimate me