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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Rivlin marks 70th anniversary of last Jewish camps in Cyprus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePresident Reuven Rivlin is visiting Cyprus to mark 70 years since the closure of British detention camps on the island for Jews trying to reach Palestine after World War II.
He is set to visit a monument in Nicosia dedicated to the 2,200 children of Holocaust survivors who were born in the British colonial camps between 1946 and 1949.
Rivlin will also hold talks with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades.
Cyprus and Israel aim to upgrade relations, “especially on energy, security, economy, tourism, research and innovation,” tweeted Anastasiades.
— AFP
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