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Simon Wiesenthal Center Condemns Statements ... Which Banalize The Holocaust
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Posted on 06/17/2005 10:12:28 PM PDT by TheDon

Simon Wiesenthal Center Condemns Statements Made by Venezuelan President Which Banalize The Holocaust

The Simon Wiesenthal Center condemned statements made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who said, "Hitler was nothing compared to (former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria) Aznar."

"Chavez' statements are an offense to the memory of millions of victims massacred by the Nazis," said Shimon Samuels (Director for International Liaison of the SWC) and Sergio Widder (Latin American Representative).

"These kinds of comments are not the result of ignorance but an absolute contempt for the victims of the Nazi regime. Chavez' political culture, which allowed him to present Ho Chi Minh and Gamal Abdel Nasser as role models during the recent Summit of South American and Arab Countries allows us to believe that he is fully concious about who Adolf Hitler was and what he did. The Wiesenthal Center demands a public retraction and apology by Chavez for his offense against the memory of Hitler's victims and against those who suffered and survived the Nazi hell," they added.

Chavez' statements were a response to criticism by Aznar, who had said that the Venezuelan President represents "the populist model which perverts democratic institutions".

"It is unacceptable to banalize the Holocaust and to play with the memory of the victims of Nazi barbarism as Chavez did", Samuels and Widder concluded.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.

For further information, please contact Sergio Widder on + 5411 4313-4743 or + 54911 4425-1306.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aznar; durbin; holocaust; hugochavez; simonwiesenthal
"It is unacceptable to banalize the Holocaust and to play with the memory of the victims of Nazi barbarism as Chavez did", Samuels and Widder concluded.

Well said, and too true. But why does Senator Durbin get a free pass?

1 posted on 06/17/2005 10:12:29 PM PDT by TheDon
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To: TheDon

Truly. Chavez is an easy target. But comment on Durbin? We couldn't be that bold. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is devolving into irrelevancy, to the shame of the memory of 6 million murdered Jews.


2 posted on 06/17/2005 10:22:50 PM PDT by spyone
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To: TheDon
Visited the SWC site and no call for Durbin to apologize.
3 posted on 06/17/2005 10:23:59 PM PDT by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee

guess it's time to write SWC an email and ask why the free pass to Durbin.
Durbin's statements are an offense to the memory of millions of victims massacred by the Nazis


4 posted on 06/17/2005 10:26:52 PM PDT by hineybona
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To: spyone

Perhaps they receive a lot of Rat contributions. I guess it is understandable, in that case.


5 posted on 06/17/2005 10:27:52 PM PDT by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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To: hineybona

I've sent an email.


6 posted on 06/17/2005 10:34:28 PM PDT by ncountylee
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To: TheDon

Just wrote to them ..Let's see what they have to say about it.
Yea , I'm sure you're right , lots of DEM $$$ going to them .


7 posted on 06/17/2005 10:34:37 PM PDT by hineybona
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To: ncountylee

If Derbin's statements are not treason then someone PLEASE tell me what would be treason (frankely I dont think ANYTHING would be considered treason anymore in the US )


8 posted on 06/17/2005 10:40:28 PM PDT by hineybona
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To: spyone
The state of Israel is slowly being strangled to death and the Wiesenthal Center has time to hyperventilate about the Holocaust that occurred 60 yrs ago?

Jews need to get their heads out of this 60 year old ass and get real about whats happening to them TODAY!

9 posted on 06/17/2005 10:44:02 PM PDT by zarf
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To: TheDon

Well, for one thing, they'll be voting for him the next time around. That one, I will NEVER understand.

The Jewish vote goes to members of a party who cannot possibly hold any other opinion but contempt for Jews, in light of what they stand for.

Bill & Hillary Clinton whooped it up with Yasser Arafat. Must I provide a more revealing example than that? Hillary got their votes though.


10 posted on 06/17/2005 10:51:15 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
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To: hineybona
Stop Dick the Turbinladen Durbin before he aids our enemy again!
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!

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11 posted on 06/17/2005 11:43:23 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Man, You should have seen them, kickin Edgar Allen Poe! Koo Koo Kachoo)
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To: hineybona

You are correct Im afraid. The concept of "tolerance" seems to imply that ANY contrary view should be accepted.


12 posted on 06/17/2005 11:50:46 PM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: TheDon

"Banalize"

Is this a word?


13 posted on 06/18/2005 3:41:50 AM PDT by jocon307 (Can we close the border NOW?)
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