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Israeli teen charged over Nazi salute at Auschwitz Memorial

10.03.2025 15:00
Polish police charged a 17-year-old Israeli citizen with promoting Nazism after he was spotted performing a Nazi salute in front of the “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate.
The Auschwitz gate with the infamous lettering.
The Auschwitz gate with the infamous lettering. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

Museum security at the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau detained the teenager on Sunday and handed him over to local police in Oświęcim.

After reviewing evidence, investigators charged him with propagating Nazism, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison in Poland.

The suspect admitted his actions and was fined before being released.

Officials say the teenage visitor voluntarily submitted to punishment.

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Source: RMF24