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Tánaiste 'deeply moved' after visit to Holocaust memorial in Israel 

When asked if he wished Ireland had taken in Jews fleeing the Nazis, Micheál Martin pointed to the current situation with Ukrainian refugees
Tánaiste 'deeply moved' after visit to Holocaust memorial in Israel 

Micheál Martin at Yad Vashem in Israel. Picture: Phil Behan/DFA

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that he was anxious that Ireland open its doors to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war, and that “we should remind ourselves of that” as he visited a memorial to the Holocaust in Israel today.

The Tánaiste said he was “deeply moved” by the tour of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, which began his three-day visit to the Middle East.

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