Argentina’s Foreign Ministry removed a controversial plaque honoring 12 Argentine diplomats for helping Jews during World War II. Jewish groups had protested that some of the diplomats named on the plaque not only didn’t help Jews, but actually kept Jews out of Argentina during the war.
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