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Philippine president apologizes to Jews for Hitler remark
Source: Associated Press
Philippine president apologizes to Jews for Hitler remark
By Associated Press
OCTOBER 2, 2016, 9:45 AM | REPORTING FROM MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Jews worldwide Sunday after his remarks drawing comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and Adolph Hitler and the Holocaust sparked shock and outrage.
The tough-talking Duterte said his apology was intended only for the Jewish community. He lashed out again at Western critics and human rights advocates who have raised concerns over his brutal crackdown, which is estimated to have left more than 3,000 suspected drug dealers and users dead in just three months.
Duterte said in a speech in the central city of Bacolod that he never had any intention "to derogate the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Germans." Historians say 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis under Hitler before and during World War II.
"I apologize profoundly and deeply to the Jewish community," Duterte said.
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By Associated Press
OCTOBER 2, 2016, 9:45 AM | REPORTING FROM MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Jews worldwide Sunday after his remarks drawing comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and Adolph Hitler and the Holocaust sparked shock and outrage.
The tough-talking Duterte said his apology was intended only for the Jewish community. He lashed out again at Western critics and human rights advocates who have raised concerns over his brutal crackdown, which is estimated to have left more than 3,000 suspected drug dealers and users dead in just three months.
Duterte said in a speech in the central city of Bacolod that he never had any intention "to derogate the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Germans." Historians say 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis under Hitler before and during World War II.
"I apologize profoundly and deeply to the Jewish community," Duterte said.
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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-philippine-president-jews-hitler-20161002-snap-story.html