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Liberman says White House Holocaust statement likely a ‘mistake or a misunderstanding’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDefense Minister Avigdor Liberman says the White House’s omission of Jews in its International Holocaust Remembrance Day statement is likely a “mistake or a misunderstanding.”
The White House has doubled down on its decision not to single out the Jews in the genocide, saying that other groups suffered as well.
“I don’t think there is room here for a diplomatic demarche,” Liberman says of the controversy. “We aren’t looking for a fight, not with the White House nor with anyone else.”
The Trump administration has shown itself to be “friendly” thus far, says Liberman. He says he hopes next year’s statement is worded differently and highlights Jewish suffering.
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