Anti-Semitism: Israelis want action, not words
By DW
25 January 2020 |
9:51 am
Dozens of world leaders gathered in Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. But amid rising anti-Semitism in Europe and the US, Israelis were hoping the event wouldn't just be symbolic.
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