Crossing the line
In organizing the anti-Holocaust conference Iran crossed a red line that requires reaction. Until now many individuals have for various reasons denied the Holocaust. But, in the name of the suffering and deaths of our dear brethren we cannot accept a sovereign state supporting this obnoxious position.
That the Holocaust occured and is a fact is beyond dispute, and that this conference of Holocaust denial is a pro-fascist political position taken by the haters in Tehran is undeniable. As far as I am concerned no such country should be accepted within the legitimate international community. Therefore it is incumbent on all of us to pressure our countries and others to break diplomatic relations with Iran and to start a campaign to expel Iran from the UN. Even if they have the support of the Arab and Muslim countries, at least we shall see who is prepared to support such a disgusting action.
Since the overthrow of Hitler nothing like this legitimization of ethnic cleansing on the greatest scale, the worst crime in history, has happened in 60 years, and it is now up to us to respond to this challenge. The blood of our relatives and people demand it. I hope all of you will write to the American, British and Canadian Governments to initiate action to expel Iran from the UN.
Note that for the first time at his opening speech to the conference Pres. Ahmedinejad was heckled by a group of Iranian students. They were very brave to do this and one wonders what will happen to them. But, at least it gives us hope that even in Iran there are people who are disgusted by this turn of a religious regime to fraud, hatred and distortion. They have crossed a line from which they can never return.
A line was also crossed in Gaza today when the three sons of a Fatah leader were murdered by gunmen while driving to school. Their car was riddled with bullets, and although this may have been an assassination attempt on their father, he was not in the car. This crime has been rejected by Hamas spokesmen, but everyone knows that they did it, and it was specifically in retaliation for the attack yesterday by Fatah gunmen on the motorcade of the Hamas Minister of the Interior Said Siam. Although he was not injured this was considered a serious escalation of the internecine warfare between Fatah and Hamas. This terrible killing of children on their way to school cannot be forgiven. It is a measure of the level down to which the Muslim Arabs are prepared to go in their use of violence for political purposes. Cannot the world simply see how violent, uncivilized and disgusting they really are? If there is not now a civil war between Hamas and Fatah in the PA it will be a miracle.
In Lebanon the two sides, Hizbollah and the Lebanese Government, have apparently accepted an Arab League brokered compromise to increase Shia representation in the Siniora Government while keeping it in power. However, this situation has not resolved itself fully yet, and one can expect further demands and clashes. When the Arabs see weakness it emboldens them. They readily cross lines considered sacrosanct to others.
That the Holocaust occured and is a fact is beyond dispute, and that this conference of Holocaust denial is a pro-fascist political position taken by the haters in Tehran is undeniable. As far as I am concerned no such country should be accepted within the legitimate international community. Therefore it is incumbent on all of us to pressure our countries and others to break diplomatic relations with Iran and to start a campaign to expel Iran from the UN. Even if they have the support of the Arab and Muslim countries, at least we shall see who is prepared to support such a disgusting action.
Since the overthrow of Hitler nothing like this legitimization of ethnic cleansing on the greatest scale, the worst crime in history, has happened in 60 years, and it is now up to us to respond to this challenge. The blood of our relatives and people demand it. I hope all of you will write to the American, British and Canadian Governments to initiate action to expel Iran from the UN.
Note that for the first time at his opening speech to the conference Pres. Ahmedinejad was heckled by a group of Iranian students. They were very brave to do this and one wonders what will happen to them. But, at least it gives us hope that even in Iran there are people who are disgusted by this turn of a religious regime to fraud, hatred and distortion. They have crossed a line from which they can never return.
A line was also crossed in Gaza today when the three sons of a Fatah leader were murdered by gunmen while driving to school. Their car was riddled with bullets, and although this may have been an assassination attempt on their father, he was not in the car. This crime has been rejected by Hamas spokesmen, but everyone knows that they did it, and it was specifically in retaliation for the attack yesterday by Fatah gunmen on the motorcade of the Hamas Minister of the Interior Said Siam. Although he was not injured this was considered a serious escalation of the internecine warfare between Fatah and Hamas. This terrible killing of children on their way to school cannot be forgiven. It is a measure of the level down to which the Muslim Arabs are prepared to go in their use of violence for political purposes. Cannot the world simply see how violent, uncivilized and disgusting they really are? If there is not now a civil war between Hamas and Fatah in the PA it will be a miracle.
In Lebanon the two sides, Hizbollah and the Lebanese Government, have apparently accepted an Arab League brokered compromise to increase Shia representation in the Siniora Government while keeping it in power. However, this situation has not resolved itself fully yet, and one can expect further demands and clashes. When the Arabs see weakness it emboldens them. They readily cross lines considered sacrosanct to others.
posted by Jack Cohen at 3:35 PM
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