I find this odd. Without a doubt bad things happened in the past, along with others that we now think negatively about but that didn't seem to dent general consciousness at the time, plus many in-betweens. Many things are as they are today due in part to how things used to be. I get that. Targeting aid with the past in mind doesn't feel unreasonable. However, this is a public act of 'atonement' and self-flagellation that sits uneasily. The victims are long dead and the perpetrators too. There's almost a nod to Deuteronomy here.
She could transfer her wealth quietly and without any 'look at me' if she chose. Instead she's taking to a stage with it.
Good Irish allusion @JenniferBarkley the Irish ancestors would be scratching their heads. Perhaps my puzzlement with all this stems from not having any British descent. However, half my ancestry is from lands where the Tatars raided north to carry off slaves sold on to the Ottomans, so perhaps I'm due some reparations from Ergogan. Or not as any family members who were enslaved probably were not direct ancestors and their blood now flows through Turkish veins.