Neturei Karta protest during moment of silence

Members of radical anti-Zionist stream hold protest in Jerusalem during moment of silence for Holocaust victims, saying ‘Zionists cynically abuse the Holocaust for their own purposes’

Kobi Nahshoni

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04.21.09, 13:24 / Israel News

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