Israel condemns musical honoring a Latvian war criminal
23 Oct 2014
(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)

Israel strongly condemns the production in Latvia of a musical that honors
the memory of Latvian Nazi war criminal Herberts Cukurs.

Israel both welcomes and shares in the criticism issued by the Latvian
authorities and the international community against the presentation of the
musical.

There must be no tolerance for any attempt to turn a heinous criminal into a
cultural hero. This is a cynical attempt to deny history and constitutes an
insult to all victims of the Nazis and their collaborators.