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Pro-Israel Samoa prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked video
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia and RNZ are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 00:34 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pro-Israel Samoa prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked video”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Samoa’s prime minister apologised on Monday after video surfaced showing him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi gesture. Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt said the footage was from a family gathering almost 20 years old and was never meant to see the light of day.
Story timeline
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- First reported by RNZ
Samoan PM La'aulialemalietoa apologies for historial 'Heil Hitler' video
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Pro-Israel Samoa prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked video
Same story, different outlets
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