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US embassy hosts rare event in Saudi Arabia marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia held an event yesterday marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day in what appears to have been one of the first such gatherings ever held in the Gulf kingdom.
Several Jewish participants are spotted in the pictures posted by the US embassy. A post on X by the embassy does not mention Jews by name as the victims of the Holocaust but says, “Accurate Holocaust education remains essential to countering antisemitism and advancing religious freedom.”
“Today’s modest but meaningful commemoration reflects a universal duty: protecting our shared humanity across cultures, faiths and nations,” the embassy says in the post.
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the victims by learning from their stories and standing firmly against prejudice in all its forms. Accurate Holocaust education remains essential to countering antisemitism and advancing religious freedom. As part of… pic.twitter.com/lGlyZJOdwi
— U.S. Embassy Riyadh (@USAinKSA) January 27, 2026
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