Slovenia and Israel mark friendship day

Metlika, 19 July - Slovenia-Israeli Friendship Day was marked in Metlika on Wednesday, the ceremony a reminder of a shared fight against Nazism and Fascism, also commemorating Hannah Szenes, who parachuted into Bela Krajina in 1944 and was later captured, tortured and executed by Nazi-occupied Hungary.

Metlika
President Nataša Pirc Musar addressing a ceremony marking Slovenian-Israeli Friendship.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Metlika
President Nataša Pirc Musar addressing a ceremony marking Slovenian-Israeli Friendship.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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