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World Leaders Vow to Stand Against Racism, Anti-Semitism
(Jerusalem Post) Rossella Tercatin - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomed dozens of heads of state in Jerusalem on Wednesday who are in Israel to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Rivlin said the gathering embodies a commitment to pass on the awareness of what happened during the Holocaust to the next generations. He emphasized that attacks against Israel are a form of contemporary anti-Semitism, and that one cannot profess to love Jews and attack Israel. Spain's King Felipe quoted 12th-century Jewish philosopher and Torah scholar Moses Maimonides, known as the Rambam, who was born in Spain, who wrote that "all evils originate from ignorance." Felipe added that there is no greater ignorance than not knowing the simple truth that all men and women are created equal.