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'''Holocaust denial''' is the assertion that the Nazis did not attempt to exterminate the [[Jews]] during [[World War II]]. The view point has no support amongst any significant scholars. One of its main purposes is to discredit the existence of the nation of [[Israel]]. Questioning the historicity of the Holocaust is gravely offensive to Jews <ref>http://skepdic.com/holocaustdenial.html</ref>, and is patently anti-Semitic in nature.

'''Holocaust denial''' is the assertion that the Nazis did not attempt to exterminate the [[Jews]] during [[World War II]]. The view point has no support amongst any significant scholars. 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.

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>