Yad Vashem said in a separate statement, “It is no one’s place to decide who can be forgiven and whether there should be forgiveness for the crimes of the Holocaust.” No one will order the Jewish people's forgiveness and no interest will buy it." Not individuals or organizations, not heads of parties and not heads of states. There was no immediate response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has cultivated ties with Bolsonaro.īut President Reuven Rivlin, whose role in Israel is largely ceremonial, wrote on Twitter, "We will never extend our hand to those who deny the truth or attempt to erase it. The Brazilian president also, on the guestbook at the memorial, wrote that Holocaust was a “cruel genocide” and people who “forget their past are doomed to not have a future.” The far-right Bolsonaro made a solidarity visit to Israel last month during which he attracted criticism, after a tour of the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, that the Nazis had been “leftists.” Those who forget their past are condemned not to have a future.” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro drew condemnation from Israel Saturday after saying the Nazi genocide of the Jews during World War Two could be forgiven.īolsonaro's 100 Days in Office: Neoliberal Reforms While Befriending Netanyahu and TrumpĪddressing a group of Brazilian evangelicals Thursday, Bolsonaro said, “We can forgive, but we can’t forget.
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