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| − | '''Holocaust denial''' is the assertion that the Nazis either did not attempt to exterminate the [[Jews]] (as well as political opponents, Gypsies, Catholics and other Christian church members opposed to his policies, homosexuals, mentally retarded) during [[World War II]], or deny that | + | '''Holocaust denial''' is the assertion that the Nazis either did not attempt to exterminate the [[Jews]] (as well as political opponents, Gypsies, Catholics and other Christian church members opposed to his policies, homosexuals, mentally retarded) during [[World War II]], or deny that Hitler gave the order to do so. The view point has no support amongst any significant scholars. This denial is partly a result of a growing number of [[Existentialism|existentialist]] thinkers who refer to history as simply a myth as well as the result of the efforts of history revisionists and anti-Zionists <ref>http://www.revisionists.com/</ref>. |
| − | As denial of the holocaust is | + | 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 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 sentenced in Germany to five years in prison for Holocaust denial. <ref>http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,466785,00.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:31, April 19, 2007
Holocaust denial is the assertion that the Nazis either did not attempt to exterminate the Jews (as well as political opponents, Gypsies, Catholics and other Christian church members opposed to his policies, homosexuals, mentally retarded) during World War II, or deny that Hitler gave the order to do so. The view point has no support amongst any significant scholars. This denial is partly a result of a growing number of existentialist thinkers who refer to history as simply a myth as well as the result of the efforts of history revisionists and anti-Zionists [1].
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 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 [2], 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. [3]
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. [4]
Holocaust Denial in Japan
A base of anti-semitism is observable in the liberal news medias of Japan in which news sources (Shukanshi) including the popular Shukan Bunshun has repeatedly published articles denying the German holocaust of European Jews[5].
References
- ↑ http://www.revisionists.com/
- ↑ http://skepdic.com/holocaustdenial.html
- ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,466785,00.html
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236014,00.html
- ↑ Adam Gamble & Takesato Watanabe - A Public Betrayed - An Inside Look at Japanese Media Atrocities and Their Warnings to the West, 2004.
