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As denial of the holocaust is nonfactual, another common strategy of history revisionism is to relativate the holocaust by comparing it to other genocides, the death toll of Germans in WWII, persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany, or the number of abortions.

As denial of the holocaust is nonfactual, another common strategy of history revisionism is to relativate the holocaust by comparing it to other genocides, the death toll of Germans in WWII, persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany, or the number of abortions.

One of its main purposes is to discredit the establishment of the nation of [[Israel]] in 1948. Questioning the historicity of the Holocaust is considered gravely offensive to Jews <ref>http://skepdic.com/holocaustdenial.html</ref>, and anti-Semitic in nature. Denying the Holocaust is illegal in a number of European countries. Recently, [[historical revisionist]] Ernst Zündel was sentenced in Germany to five years in prison for Holocaust denial. <ref>http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,466785,00.html</ref>

One of its main purposes is to discredit the establishment of the nation of [[Israel]] in 1948. Questioning the historicity of the Holocaust is considered gravely offensive to Jews <ref>http://skepdic.com/holocaustdenial.html</ref>, and anti-Semitic in nature. Denying the Holocaust is illegal in a number of European countries. Recently, [[historical revisionist]] Ernst Zündel was unfortunately sentenced in Germany to five years in prison for Holocaust denial. <ref>http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,466785,00.html</ref>

Recently, Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], who has made many public statements condemning Israel and Jews in general, has questioned the existence of the Holocaust and hosted a conference designed to cast doubt on the idea of its historicity. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236014,00.html</ref>

Recently, Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], who has made many public statements condemning Israel and Jews in general, has questioned the existence of the Holocaust and hosted a conference designed to cast doubt on the idea of its historicity. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236014,00.html</ref>