The mayor of Vienna ended a two-day trip to Israel with a tour of Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai invited Michael Haupl to Israel in an attempt to mend relations after Israel recalled its ambassador earlier this year to protest the inclusion of the far-right Freedom Party in the Austrian government.
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