POPE Benedict XVI called for a two-state solution to end Middle East wars and “terrorism” and slammed the Holocaust as “brutal extermination” as he concluded his Holy Land trip.

Pope Benedict XVI capped his Middle East visit today by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted over the past week and making a pilgrimage to the site of Jesus’ crucifixion.

US president George Bush arrived at Israel’s official Holocaust memorial today, visiting exhibits that detail the Nazi extermination of European Jews.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today compared Iran's nuclear ambitions and threats against Israel with the policies of Nazi Germany during a ceremony at Israel's national Holocaust memorial.

A German officer who became known as the “Nazi who saved Jews” was honoured by Israel’s Holocaust memorial today for rescuing hundreds of Jews from death camps during the Second World War.