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Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Auschwitz

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Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Auschwitz

German chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu look at an information display during a visit at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin on January 18 2010. Netanyahu arrived in Germany for talks with Merkel that are likely to focus on efforts to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions and renew stalled Middle East peace talks.
Photo: Tobias Schwarz

January 27 2010 will mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, an event that will be attended by a group of world leaders that now includes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu will first arrive in Warsaw, where he will hold talks with Polish leaders, followed by a visit to Auschwitz for the memorial ceremonies.

The ceremony will feature Auschwitz survivors and a candlelit march to the Monument to the Victims.

Read the full article on The Krakow Post

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