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Israel Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day

   Robert Berger | Jerusalem 11 April 2010

   Holocaust Remembrance Day is being marked by Jews around the world. Â
   Israel  observed  Remembrance  Day  with  a solemn ceremony at the Yad
   Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.
   Six  torches  were lit for the six million Jews who were killed by the
   Nazis  during World War II.  Flags around the country were lowered to
   half   staff.   Places  of  entertainment  are  closed.   There  are
   ceremonies  at  schools  and army bases, and radio and TV programs are
   focusing on the Holocaust.
   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the Jewish state
   faces  a  new threat of annihilation - from Iran. "The leaders of Iran
   are  rushing  to develop nuclear weapons," Mr. Netanyahu said.  "They
   openly declare their intention to destroy the State of Israel."
   The prime minister said the world's reaction to the Iranian threat has
   been weak and is fading.
   Mr.  Netanyahu  did  not  repeat  his  country's  threats  to launch a
   pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.  But he said that if
   Jews  have  learned  anything from the Holocaust, it is that they must
   not be silent or deterred in the face of evil.

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