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Yad Vashem visit made me weep, says Boris

November 10, 2015 10:52
Boris Johnson visits the Hall of Names, Yad Vashem

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London Mayor Boris Johnson has explained how he was “hit very hard” by his tour of Yad Vashem today, during which he appeared visibly distressed at several points.

The mayor, who focused many of his questions during the tour on the ability of Holocaust deniers to paper over the evidence to which he was exposed, said: “It is an incredibly emotional experience…. There are many moments in the tour when quite naturally you find yourself starting to weep; it’s a very, very powerful thing. But it is also a very powerful historical resource with the names of the victims and all the evidence… Never underestimate the ability of people to forget or distort the record for political ends.”

Mr Johnson signed Yad Vashem’s Guest Book with a note saying that “one must never forget the truth of what happened”. While exiting the museum, he added that the light of Jerusalem serves as redemption.