Britain's Prince Charles has accepted an invitation by President Reuven Rivlin to take part in the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem in January.
The event, titled "Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Anti-Semitism," is a joint project by the World Holocaust Forum Foundation and Yad Vashem. Scheduled to take place on Jan. 23, 2020, it will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and make a clear statement that anti-Semitism has no place in global society.
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Rivlin said that the upcoming forum was taking place at a "very important historical moment … with the voices of Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism once again rising."
Rivlin said that no quarter would be given to any individuals, organizations, politicians, or heads of state who "falsified the truth" or tried to ensure that the Holocaust was forgotten.
British Ambassador to Israel Neil Wigan said he was pleased that the Prince of Wales had accepted Rivlin's invitation and that on his upcoming visit would "see a bit more of Israel."
The UK also revealed that his itinerary will include a visit to the "occupied" Palestinian territories, where he will be a guest of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Prince Charles last visited Jerusalem in 2016 to attend the funeral of former President Shimon Peres on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. He also represented the queen at the funeral of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
