Foreign Minister Israel Katz, the son of Holocaust survivors, explains his decision to make his first trip to Germany for the Munich Security Conference.
“All my life I have not been able to set foot on German soil,” says Katz. “I grew up in a house of Holocaust survivors. My late mother Malka survived seven camps and marched on the death march. My late father jumped off the train in Budapest and was captured. I could not bear the thought that the destroyers of my people came from this land. But now, at this time, I see the importance of releasing my vow and going to the security conference in Munich. I will do everything for Israel’s security, securing our future and returning the hostages.”
Katz is slated to meet Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck, and will present to the conference new information on UNRWA’s involvement in terrorism.
He will urge world leaders to provide aid through other organizations, and will speak about antisemitism in his address to the conference.
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