A monument dedicated to the Jewish Holocaust survivors who found temporary refuge to Cyprus after WWIII is a testament to the long-standing Cypriot Israeli friendship, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Monday. The minister was speaking during the ceremony for the 73rd anniversary of the closure of detention camps for Jewish refugees and survivors of the Holocaust, which took place at the Vasilios Kapota camp in Famagusta where one of the camps was located. The Holocaust was followed by its survivors’ long journey and “herculean efforts” to reach Israel, who faced with “many obstacles in the way” he said. Petrides...