| Official Syrian newspaper calls Holocaust a 'myth' By Daniel Sobelman This article appears courtesy of Ha'aretz In an unusually harsh editorial, official Syrian newspaper Tishrin compared Israel to the Nazis, claiming that Zionism "created the Holocaust myth to blackmail and terrorize the world's intellectuals and politicians." Authored by the daily's editor-in-chief, Mohammed Kheir al-Wadi, the editorial claimed that Israel "is now dealing with Arabs in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, Palestine and South Lebanon in the same way - by burning any chance to realize the just and comprehensive peace that will restore properties to their rightful owners." Al-Wadi also claimed that Israel is now "acting in the style of the Holocaust in its treatment of the Arabs to attain two aims. The first is to receive more money from Germany and other Western establishments on the pretext of compensation for the Holocaust. It has already obtained tens of billions of dollars in this way. The second aim is to hang the myth like a sword of Damocles accusing anyone opposed to Zionism and its expansionist policies of anti-Semitism." The editorial continues, "People and the media in Europe are starting to ask questions in order to discover the truth, which has been revised by the Zionists. That is the reason they recently held an international conference in Switzerland in order to bolster their lies and make them seem logical. Zionism embroiders stories about the Holocaust by taking it completely out of proportion." Al-Wadi also wrote that the Zionists are trying to "silence those who speak the truth," mentioning the name of British historian and Holocaust denier David Irving. In response to the reports of the article in Tishrin calling Israelis "the new anti-Semites," the Likud says that Syrian President Hafez Assad continues to humiliate Barak and all the citizens of Israel. MK Danny Naveh said, "Barak's silence puts the State of Israel to shame". |
