‘No other way to understand,’ Ecuadorian envoy tells JNS exclusively of visiting Auschwitz on Israel-led diplomatic tour
“It’s overwhelming to be here to really see what happened to humanity,” Montalvo Sosa, Ecuadorian ambassador to the United Nations, said of visiting the concentration camp for the first time
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The Ecuadorian UN ambassador's visit to Auschwitz as part of an Israel-led diplomatic tour signals a deliberate effort to shape how foreign diplomats understand the Holocaust firsthand. The envoy's language of being overwhelmed suggests the experience is meant to carry emotional weight that transcends political distance. Watch whether other participating ambassadors translate this personal encounter into concrete diplomatic positions on Israel at the UN.