– Austria cancels WWII event involving Holocaust survivor who compared Jews to Nazis:
The Austrian parliament has canceled a March 8 ceremony commemorating female victims of WWII, allegedly because of concerns over a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, who compares Israel to the Nazis, although a direct connection was denied.The event was to be held on International Women’s Day, but was canceled two days after the invitations were sent, the Jerusalem Post learned on Sunday.
“In consideration for the concerns against some of the participants, the Austrian Parliament has canceled the event ‘In Grandmother’s Words: The Fate of Women in the Second World War,’” Parliament spokeswoman Marianne Lackner said.
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