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Israel Online · Oct 5, 2026

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Samoa PM Apologizes After “Heil Hitler” Footage Resurfaces A nearly 20-year-old video has returned to haunt Samoa’s Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt, showing him saying “Heil Hitler” and performing a Nazi salute at a family gathering. Schmidt has now apologized, calling the act inappropriate and firmly rejecting Nazism, antisemitism and racism. The controversy comes as the strongly pro-Israel leader has pledged to open Samoa’s embassy in Jerusalem by the end of 2026.

*Samoa PM Apologizes After “Heil Hitler” Footage Resurfaces* A nearly 20-year-old video has returned to haunt Samoa’s Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt, showing him saying “Heil Hitler” and performing a Nazi salute at a family gathering. Schmidt has now apologized, calling the act inappropriate and firmly rejecting Nazism, antisemitism and racism. The controversy comes as the strongly pro-Israel leader has pledged to open Samoa’s embassy in Jerusalem by the end of 2026.

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