The most wanted Nazi war criminal in the world is living freely in Syria, despite a conviction in France for sending thousands of Jews to the death camps.

For its failure to root him out, Syria gets a failing grade in the latest annual report by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre.

And Canada rates even lower, says the Jewish human rights group which has been tracking down Nazis for nearly 25 years.

Dr. Efraim Zuroff is the author of the Centre's latest report. Hear his interview from Jerusalem now

Efraim Zuroff is the author of the book, Operation Last Chance, published by Macmillan

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