TIRANA, January 27 – Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Albania’s actions during the Holocaust offer a clear moral example.

In a message for the “Bridge Connecting Generations” event, Saar said the Albanian people protected Jews while most of Europe deported them to death camps. He explained that the Albanian code of honor, “Besa,” prevented any Jew from falling into Nazi hands.

Saar highlighted that Albania was the only Nazi-occupied country where the Jewish population grew during the Holocaust. He added that Israel and Jewish communities will always honor Albania’s courage and its choice of the right side of history.

He also praised Prime Minister Edi Rama for his moral leadership. Saar concluded by stressing the importance of remembering the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust.

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