Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Russian President Vladimir Putin it’s “unbelievable” that 73 years after the Holocaust, Iran is seeking the destruction of the Jewish people.
Speaking after a memorial parade marking the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Netanyahu said Jews “have never forgotten the great lesson facing a murderous ideology.”
“It is unbelievable, but 73 years after the Holocaust there is a country in the Middle East — Iran — which calls for the destruction of another six million Jews,” he said.
“The difference is that today we have a state,” he says. “I very much appreciate the opportunity to talk with you about the region’s problems — or as you say, the attempts to solve the problems — so that we can counter threats in an informed and responsible manner,” Netanyahu says.
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