Israeli PM accused of trivialising the Holocaust for saying grand mufti of Jerusalem gave Hitler idea of exterminating Europe’s JewsThe Israeli prime minister,Binyamin Netanyahu, has attracted a storm of criticism for an incendiary speech in which he accused the moment world war Palestinian grand mufti of Jerusalem of having suggested the genocide of the Jews to Adolf Hitler.[br]The comments in a speech to the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem came in the context of the current violence between Israelis and Palestinians and were condemned by historians and the Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog for trivialising the Holocaust. Related: Ban Ki-moon in Jerusalem for talks as violence escalates Related: Palestinians and Israelis must speak with one voice: this is no way for us to live | Izzeldin Abuelaish Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com