A Belgian Muslim official in charge of promoting tolerance has apologized after saying Israel was a modern Nazi Germany and “an identical twin” of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, JTA reported Tuesday.

Youssef Kobo, the adviser on diversity for the minister in charge of equal opportunity in the regional government of Brussels, said he was “young and stupid” when he wrote the Facebook posts in 2014, which he said he “regrets,” according to the La Capitale daily.


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