The creation of Israel by the Zionist movement with British collusion

Actually that's not how it's seen by most people at all.   I've lived in Israel and the non-Jewish perspective is usually that Jewish terrorist groups intimidated the British into leaving the area.  

The use of the phrase "jewish terrorist group is not myth or even propaganda.  The history of the Irgun is not hidden or secret, even in Israel

The only "collusion" was Lord Balfour's letter to Rothschild, and that was a relatively minor event in the history of the independence of Israel.

Secondly, there is a bit of hypocrisy that is going on here.  Turkey is widely criticized for stifling any and all speech denying that the Armenian holocaust occurred.  I agree that Turkey should be thusly criticized, as people should be free to debate and examine historical events.

The reason the Iranian president's remarks resonate amongst many is that Israel (and Germany and many other nations) promote a similar policy - that any and all examinations or questioning of the holocaust is actually illegal.  Not just something to be deplored, it's actually illegal to question the holocaust.  There are people actually on trial and who have been imprisoned for this "crime".

Why should this be so?  The facts of the holocaust have been debated by completely non-prejudicial groups, with new information accepted by mainstream scholars.  For one example, the memorial at Auschwitz read "4 million killed" for decades, but has since been modified to refer to 1 million.

The fact that Jews were targeted and killed is not denied by (almost) anyone.  The question that the Iranian president is referring to is, how many and under what circumstances.  There are serious questions about the numbers of those killed and under what circumstances.  Why is it illegal to examine these issues?

I myself have spoken to many survivors of concentration camps and heard their stories of horror.  Again I am not excusing or allying myself with those who perpetrate hateful speech or acts against any group.  I also deplore the fact that many anti-Semitic groups rally around the issue of the holocaust to justify their behavior.  I furthermore do not agree in any way with the Iranian president's call to "wipe Israel off the map" as I am advocate for peace for ALL people.

That being said, I also think that this issue is too contentious to be spoken about freely in the United States as it has become an emotionally-laden nuclear bomb.  There are other, non-jewish aspects of WW2 which are rarely mentioned or discussed, concerning German POW's, Rroma (gypsies), Poles and other Slavic peoples (esp Ukrainians), Communist party members (German) and physically handicapped people who also suffered greatly in WW2.

The Iranian president has issued many inflammatory, extremist statements.  That being said, the issue of the holocaust and questions about it are not solely the province of nuts, anti-Semites and hatemongers.

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