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Israeli ambassador to Poland, David Peleg (Tomer Appelbaum / BauBau) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 22:08 21/10/2007 In act of joint reflection, Israeli and PA diplomats visit Auschwitz By The Associated Press The top Israeli and Palestinian diplomats stationed in Poland visited the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp complex together Sunday in a rare joint act of reflection on the Holocaust. Israeli Ambassador David Peleg said he spent 2 hours with his Palestinian counterpart, Khaled Ghazal, visiting the gas chambers, crematoria and barracks at the former Nazi camps in southern Poland. Ghazal, who initiated the visit, said he saw it as way to express his sympathy with the suffering of the Jewish people during World War II, and said he hoped such acts of remembrance can help build better ties between his people and Israelis. Advertisement "I just wanted to express my deep solidarity with the victims of fascism and the crimes (against) the Jewish people and humanity at large," Ghazal said. "I think the lesson learned from this project motivated us to work for creating peace in the Middle East." Peleg told The Associated Press by phone: "I appreciated his interest and I also saw in it some message about human contact between Israelis and Palestinians." The Israeli ambassador said the visit marked maybe a very modest contribution to a better atmosphere between Israelis and Palestinians. "I appreciated his interest and I also saw in it some message about human contact between Israelis and Palestinians," Peleg told The AP. Peleg said he and Ghazal don't have a structural relationship because he's not representing a government. "But we meet from time to time in social occasions and at one of them he told me that he would be very much interested in visiting Auschwitz." "I told him I'd be glad to arrange it, and asked if would like me to accompany him. He said 'with pleasure.'" Peleg said it was the first time he had visited Auschwitz with a Palestinian representative since becoming ambassador to Poland 3 years ago. At least 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, died in the complex's gas chambers or from starvation, disease and forced labor before Soviet troops liberated the site in Nazi-occupied Poland on Jan. 27, 1945. More Jewish World news and features Related articles: Palestinian PM: Suspects in plot against Olmert back in custody PM: Annapolis conference will not bring historic breakthrough Bookmark to del.icio.us The killing files A binder in a German office holds details of the systematic mass murder of Jews. Save the children One third of recent sexual assault complaints emerged from Haredi communities.   1.   Good Job Israel And PA! 19:59  |  Yosemite 21/10/07   2.   re #1 `next stop` 20:17  |  Colin Wright 21/10/07   3.   ravi 20:19  |  Danite 21/10/07   4.   Showing compassion 2holaucost while pales holocaust is happening 20:25  |  Gisele 21/10/07   5.   Palestinian arabs responsible for Holocaust 20:41  |  Mark Bernadiner 21/10/07   6.   Shame, shame, shame 20:43  |  Palestinian 21/10/07   7.   ravi 20:47  |  Connie M. 21/10/07   8.   What does Abbas, the PA presisdent and chief holocaust denier 20:48  |  Winston C. 21/10/07   9.   Gisele, the Palestinians are apparently wiser than you 21:25  |  bbl 21/10/07   10.   Nr 4 - Its a payback because of Mufti who 21:56  |  cristo 21/10/07   11.   GISELE AND "PALESTINIAN" 22:06  |  Brant 21/10/07   12.   RE: "Palestinian--shame, shame, shame" 23:05  |  Matthew 21/10/07   13.   #3 23:15  |  Jane 21/10/07   14.   Response to No 7 23:19  |  Jackie 21/10/07   15.   For Colin 23:23  |  Jackie 21/10/07   16.   # 5 fool 00:32  |  mohammad 22/10/07   17.   "Ghazal...initiated the visit"...!... 00:34  |  akiva (zionist) 22/10/07   18.   Palestinian and Giselle. 00:36  |  ben 22/10/07   19.   Palestinian: shame,shame, shameful attack 00:59  |  john 22/10/07   20.   Brave PA diplomat-but his gesture is very little and very late 01:56  |  Daniel 22/10/07   21.   holocaustindustry 02:02  |  John 22/10/07   22.   Where is compassion of Palestinian Holocaust ? 02:22  |  Sam 22/10/07   23.   #12 Mathew Shame Shame Shame. 02:27  |  Labhras 22/10/07   24.   reflections on a common heritage 02:36  |  joe hill 22/10/07   25.   "19 john shame Shame Shame attack 02:37  |  Labhras 22/10/07   26.   holocaustindustry 02:40  |  joe hill 22/10/07   27.   in act of joined reflection israeli and PA diplomats visit Auschw 02:48  |  joe hill 22/10/07   28.   Sam 03:01  |  Doron 22/10/07   29.   Labarse # 23 03:18  |  ChanahS 22/10/07   30.   Ghazal - you are a hero in my eyes 03:27  |  Avi 22/10/07   31.   LABHRAS AND JEW-BAITING 03:43  |  Brant 22/10/07   32.   שיר השירים 03:56  |  Winston C. 22/10/07   33.   Labhras & Co., get off our case; you are not helping 04:08  |  Amr Nashashibi 22/10/07   34.   Excellent job, PA and Israel, Congratulations !!! 04:23  |  Fortuna Benmayor 22/10/07   35.   JOE HILL and DEIR| YASSIN 04:34  |  Brant 22/10/07   36.   palestinian...... 05:58  |  maria 22/10/07   37.   labhras.....re. matthew.......shame,shame...... 06:02  |  maria 22/10/07   38.   Gisele 06:10  |  Jake 22/10/07   39.   Then, Joehill #26 there is nothing to worry about. 08:11  |  bbl 22/10/07   40.   Mark Bernadiner 08:22  |  Mahealani 22/10/07   41.   Modus vivendi 23:23  |  Sherlock Holmes 23/10/07   42.   to # 6 --- relax, 15:46  |  Kobi 30/10/07

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