The Rev. Franklin Graham recently returned from visiting the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, and he told Newsmax on Tuesday it’s unfortunate the sense of evil surrounding that place regarding atrocities committed against Jews still permeates today.

“Auschwitz is a testimony to the hate and the evil that took place [more than 80] years ago,” Graham told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “But that evil is still in the world today. We see it every night on the news as we watch the news. That hate is there, that evil is still there, and that’s why I say as a minister, I pray that God will somehow find a way to resolve this problem.”

Graham, leader of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, visited Israel shortly after the Iranian-backed Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, which led to the slaughter of at least 1,200 civilians, with more than 200 others being taken hostage. He said the rise of antisemitism is something that should not be ignored.

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