World Jewish Congress demands an apology from the President of the Philippines for the phrase about the Holocaust.
Ronald Lauder, Chairman of the world Jewish Congress, is demanding an apology from the controversial President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, that has compared the fight against drug traffickers with the destruction of the Jews by the Nazis.
Lauder said that such a statement is inhumane and is an indicator of terrible disregard for human life.
Also outrageous was the statement of Rodrigo Duterte, who compared Germany during Hitler and the modern Philippines. According to the President, he would be happy to destroy three million drug addicts in the Philippines, like Hitler, who also killed three million Jews.
His statement caused a rapid and strong reaction in Germany. Press Secretary of the foreign Ministry of Germany Martin Schaefer said that any comparison between the horrors of the Holocaust with something else is unacceptable.
Historians believe that during the Holocaust were destroyed six million Jews.
