UAE minister vows ‘never again’ in Berlin Holocaust memorial visit together with Israeli counterpart

The United Arab Emirates foreign minister visited Germany’s main Holocaust memorial together with his counterpart from Israel and vowed “never again” on Tuesday, an event showcasing the two Middle East countries’ unusually warm new rapprochement.

Both sides have pointed to a sense of reconciliation and mutual tolerance as a driver of the deal – a message that UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan left at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe memorial in Berlin, which he visited with Israel’s Gabi Ashkenazi.

“Never Again,” Sheikh Abdullah added in English – a slogan often taken up by survivors of Nazi Germany’s World War Two genocide to justify actions to protect Israel and the Jewish people.