In the video: Shoshana Weiss, the representative of the Holocaust survivors at the Yad Vashem Memorial Day ceremony for the Holocaust and Heroism (Psalm Productions.)
Three members of the German neo-Nazi party, "Alternative for Germany" (Afd), toured the Yad Vashem Museum today (Tuesday).
The chairman of Yad Vashem, Danny Dayan, explained the decision to open the gates of the memorial site in a tweet on Twitter: "Yad Vashem is open to everyone, and especially to those who need more education on the subject of the Holocaust.
The AfD and its members still have a long way to go in understanding the Holocaust and Germany's responsibility for the terrible past." Israel boycotts the party and officials in Jerusalem and the Israeli embassy in Berlin do not maintain contacts with members of the party. The German embassy in Israel organized the visit for members of the far-right party, Yad Vashem
refused At the request of the embassy and members of parliament to hold a ceremony with them in the Yazkor tent, according to a source familiar with the matter. The museum's management informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in advance about the visit and the way it would be conducted. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed with the way in which Yad Vashem decided to hold the visit and with the decision not to hold an official ceremony.
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