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Netanyahu Retracts Claim Hitler Was Inspired by Palestinian Cleric

HeadlineNov 02, 2015

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has retracted his claim a Palestinian cleric gave Hitler the idea to exterminate European Jews. Following international condemnation, including from Israeli historians, Netanyahu conceded in a Facebook post, “The decision to move from a policy of deporting Jews to the Final Solution was made by the Nazis and was not dependent on outside influence.”

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