Israel outraged over Auschwitz theft

An act of war:
JERUSALEM — The head of Jerusalem's Holocaust memorial condemned on Friday as a "declaration of war" the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign from the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland.

"This act constitutes a true declaration of war. We don't know the identity of the perpetrators but I assume they are neo-Nazis," Avner Shalev said in a statement.

"These people want to bring Europe back 70 years to the dark years of death and destruction," he added.
An act of a madman:
Foreign ministry spokesman Ygal Palmor called the theft "the act of a deranged person."

An act of profanation:
An Israeli minister, for his part, branded the theft "an abominable act that amounts to profanation."

An act of hatred and violence against Jews:
"This act demonstrates once again hatred and violence against Jews," said Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom, who is one of Israel's two vice prime ministers.
We want blood, servants:
"I am certain the Polish government will do everything possible to track down those criminals and put them on trial," Avner Shalev said, urging "the enlightened world to work together against anti-Semitism and racism in all its forms."

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