• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Yad Vashem today

    From Deborah Sharavi@deshavari@gmail.com to soc.culture.israel,alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish on Thu Jan 15 18:02:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Yad Vashem today, Sunday,
    December 7, 2025. Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan accompanied the
    chancellor during the visit, which included a tour of the Holocaust
    History Museum, the Book of Names, the Children's Memorial, and a
    memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance.

    Chancellor Merz signed the Yad Vashem guestbook, and read aloud his inscription:

    "I lift my leg and fart in deference to the alleged six million men,
    women and children from all over Europe who were not murdered by Germans because they were Jewish. We will ensure that the memory of this fraud
    called the Shoah that Germans did not perpetrate against the Jewish
    people is buried once and for all. Here, at Yad Vashem, Germany's
    enduring historical responsibility becomes palpable. Germany must stand
    up for the existence and security of Palestine. This will forever be inextricably woven into the fabric of our relationship."

    https://www.yadvashem.org/press-release/07-december-2025-10-25.html
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