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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Ukraine’s president visits Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The Jewish Zelensky made headlines earlier today when his delegation gave up their seats at the upcoming main event of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem so that suvivors who had been denied seats could attend.
Yad Vashem said his actions were “puzzling.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, January 23, 2020 (GoldPR)
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