Nobel laureate compares Israeli nuclear arms to gas chambers

Haaretz ^ | December 19, 2004 | Associated Press

[yonif]

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire on Sunday compared Israel's alleged nuclear arsenal to Hitler's gas chambers and called on Israel to lift travel restrictions on nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu.

Maguire, awarded the 1976 prize for her Northern Ireland peace campaign, was at the prison gates to welcome Vanunu when he was released in April after serving an 18-year sentence for disclosing Israel's nuclear secrets.

"When I think about nuclear weapons, I've been to Auschwitz concentration camp," Maguire said during a joint press conference with Vanunu in Jerusalem.

"Nuclear weapons are only gas chambers perfected... and for a people who know what gas chambers are, how can you even think of building perfect gas chambers?"

Israeli foreign ministry officials were unavailable for comment. In the past, Israeli officials have expressed disgust at comparisons between Israel and the Nazis, who systematically murdered 6 million Jews during World War II in an attempt to wipe out all the Jews of Europe.

Israel follows a policy of nuclear ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying it has nuclear arms.

Since being freed from prison, Vanunu has been under rigid Israeli restrictions barring him from traveling abroad or speaking to foreigners, a prohibition he regularly flouts.

Vanunu said at the press conference that he has become estranged from his biological family and wants to spend Christmas in St. Paul, Minnesota with his adoptive parents, peace activists Nick and Mary Eoloff.

"I, as a Christian, am demanding from Israel, let me go and celebrate Christmas with my family and my friends around the world," he said. "They should give me my total freedom, I suffered 18 years in isolation in prison. They should not continue to punish me."

[yonif]

Israeli nukes prevent gas chambers for Jews.

[PianoMan]

Right on. What an absolutely disgusting comment this Maguire person made. Another valuable peace prize winner - as a 31 year old I have never heard of her, and I guess she's found a way to get back in the news.

[nanak]

Mairead Corrigan Maguire = A stupidota looking for some publicity

[txzman]

Add the Noble Prize organization to the list of bodies in the world that embarrass themselves - and the US for having anything to do with them.

Just like Arafat getting the 'Peace' prize. I hope he took it to hell with him.

[Darkwolf377]

I'd be more surprised if one of these asinine Jew-haters DIDN'T compare Israel to the Nazis.

[netmilsmom]

>>Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire on Sunday compared Israel's alleged nuclear arsenal to Hitler's gas chambers<<

A$$hole.

[sgtbono2002]

Is this the same Nobel bunch who gave Jimmy Carter a prize as a shot at president Bush? They took a good thing and have turned it to crap.

[VeritatisSplendor]

just think if the Jews had had a few nukes to drop on Berlin in 1940.

Mrs VS

[carlr]

Why is there no surprise here?
The only thing that the Nobel committee could do that would more fit in with their agenda would be to give the peace prize to John Kerry for his efforts to ensure communist enslavement for Vietnam.

[netmilsmom]

>>just think if the Jews had had a few nukes to drop on Berlin in 1940.<<

Ya got that right!

[West Coast Conservative]

Hitler's gas chambers = 10 million+ deaths

Israel's nukes = 0 deaths.

[Brilliant]

There is more than one big difference between Israel's nukes and Hitler's gas chambers. For one, Israel's nukes have not been used.

[trebb]

I thought laureates were supposed to be intelligent, thinking folks, whose work was valuable to society. Oops, I was wrong again...

[sd-joe]

Proving once again that you don't need any intelligence to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

[rbg81]

How many press conferences would this guy (or any of his Leftist buddies) hold if Israel were nuked. Answer is zero--because in his view, they would have deserved what they got. From their perspective, the same could probably be said of America.

[docbnj]

If it would be nice if they gave Nobel Peace prizes for people who have actually succeeeded in making peace somewhere. There really is no peace yet in Northern Ireland -- nice try, but this person obviously did not succeed. And Yasser Arafat, remember, won the prize.

Maybe the award of Nobel Peace prizes is Noway's attempt at humor, for what that country has never been very outstanding.

[Wilhelm Tell]

Israeli nukes prevent gas chambers for Jews.

Israel takes the words "Never Again" seriously, and that is at the heart of the rage that some have against Israel.

[putupjob]

Since the 60's many of the Peace Prize winners are just left leaning demented people. Just another example of the same.

[Alouette]

In any other country, Vannunu would have had a long drop and a short rope.

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[anonymoussierra]

"Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire on Sunday compared Israel's alleged nuclear arsenal to Hitler's gas chambers and called on Israel to lift travel restrictions on nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu."What creting person write this! That persons do not know what is Brzezinka,Treblinka,Auschwiz,Majdanek,Warszawskie getto itp.. That person write Hitler! that person do not know what evil devil lucyfer person Hitler is that person is stupid!Thank you I am sorry write this I do not like persons that do not know evil!