Who did Peter Handke protest against by returning his prize money?
The United Nations
The European Union
NATO
The German Government
Answer
Peter Handke protested against NATO by returning his prize money. He was protesting against the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. Handke believed that the bombing was a war crime and that NATO had no right to intervene in the conflict. He also believed that the bombing had caused unnecessary suffering and death. Handke's protest was controversial and drew criticism from many people, including other writers and intellectuals.
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