The Oxford Union

The famed Oxford Union Debating Society (not a part of Oxford University) has got itself into hot water by inviting two fascists to speak, namely Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, and Holocaust denier David Irving.This has caused major criticism of the Union and its leaders, who claim that the invitations are for a debate on "freedom of speech" rather than for the invitees to express their "abhorrent" racial views.
As a result, a senior Conservative MP has resigned his membership of the Oxford Union and Julian Lewis, the shadow defence minister, turned in the membership he has held for 37 years following the Union's controversial invitations. He said he was "ashamed" of the students' decision. Others, including the Jewish community, attacked the invitations as a "juvenile provocation" and a "festival of anti-Semitism". The Defence Secretary Des Browne, June Sarpong, the television presenter, Austin Mitchell, the Labour MP, and other speakers have pulled out of engagements at the Union as a result of the invitations.
There was a demonstration at the Union on the night of the debate and 200 protesters, including both Jewish and Muslim students, broke into the debating chamber. It seems that a coalition was formed between Jewish and Muslim student groups to oppose this racism.
However, this raises an interesting question, since we all know that many if not most Muslims believe that the Holocaust never happened, and if it did the Jews have supposedly exaggerated it for political purposes. But, here are Muslim students in cooperation with Jewish students demonstrating against not only general racism, but specifically against Holocaust denial. Now, do they realize that they have broken the solid Muslim front on this subject, and made it more difficult for other Muslims to deny that the Holocaust actually happened.