TEL AVIV, Oct 6 (Hina) - Israel's memorial centre of holocaust, Yad Vashem, issued a statement Wednesday harshly denouncing the translation and publishing of the Mein Kampf book in Croatia. "The Yad Vashem believes in the freedom of
speech and publishing of information, but cannot accept that the book Mein Kampf is being translated and published in Croatia, not for the purposes of scientific research, but for free commercial sales," the statement said. "The Jewish people carries difficult memories of Croatia's conduct during the Holocaust and we deem it necessary for Croatia (due to internal circumstances) to recognise and acknowledge events connected with the holocaust and its involvement during that time," the centre said. "Yad Vashem expects the Croatian Government to undertake necessary steps to stop the distribution of the book and its free sales". Reacting to the verdict against Dinko Sakic and his 20-year prison
TEL AVIV, Oct 6 (Hina) - Israel's memorial centre of holocaust, Yad
Vashem, issued a statement Wednesday harshly denouncing the
translation and publishing of the Mein Kampf book in Croatia.
"The Yad Vashem believes in the freedom of speech and publishing of
information, but cannot accept that the book Mein Kampf is being
translated and published in Croatia, not for the purposes of
scientific research, but for free commercial sales," the statement
said.
"The Jewish people carries difficult memories of Croatia's conduct
during the Holocaust and we deem it necessary for Croatia (due to
internal circumstances) to recognise and acknowledge events
connected with the holocaust and its involvement during that time,"
the centre said.
"Yad Vashem expects the Croatian Government to undertake necessary
steps to stop the distribution of the book and its free sales".
Reacting to the verdict against Dinko Sakic and his 20-year prison
sentence, the centre issued another statement stressing "Yad
Vashem hails the decision by which Dinko Sakic is sentenced to 20
years in prison... People who did not have mercy for human suffering
during World War II, and who contributed to the realisation of one
of the worst tragedies of all times do not deserve pardon of today's
society and should bear the full legal sentence," Yad Vashem
president Avner Shalev said.
(hina) lml jn