Israel honors the 80th anniversary of victory over the Nazis, “the darkest evil of history”

Israel today honored the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with Israeli President Isaac Hertsoge talking about “a victory over good against evil”. “We remember the sacrifice and legacy of those who fought to defeat the darkest evil of history,” Hertzog said, according to his office. “We are grateful to the allies’ armies and all the forces that helped the Nazi liberation of Europe,” he said, adding: “We remember the 1.5 million Jewish soldiers who fought and the 250,000 who did not return.” About 6 million Jews were slaughtered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. The Israeli president said that the Nazi victory lesson at that time was clear: “We should never be silent on hatred.” People cannot “close their eyes to anti -Semitism,” the president said. “The world must always stand, with undeniable moral clarity and steadfast commitment, united in the defense of freedom and human dignity,” he added. […]
Source: News Beast

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