Holocaust denial controversy
The British anti-racist organization Hope not Hate has listed Shamir as a "notable Holocaust denier," citing the "rabid Holocaust denial material" on his website. [a 1] In 2006, discussing the upcoming Iranian International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, Deutsche Welle wrote that the Iranian government "said it intended to invite academics such as German neo-Nazi Horst Mahler and the Israeli journalist and Christian convert Israel Shamir, both of whom are Holocaust deniers." (The article does not make clear whether the allegation of Holocaust denial against Shamir comes from the Iranian government, from Deutsche Welle itself, or both.) [a 2]
Shamir has stated in an interview, "I think it is every Muslim's and Christian's duty to deny the Holocaust, to reject this belief, just as Abraham and Moses rejected the idols. Any person who confesses to God should deny the Holocaust." [a 3] The wide-spread acceptance of the historicity of the Holocaust, he argues, shows "that the mass media machine is well integrated and concentrated in philosemitic, mostly Jewish hands. The occupation of Palestine by Jews is painful, but it is not more harmful than this [Jewish] captivity of free discourse." [a 4]
- ^ Hope not Hate (November 2010). "'At the Centre of the Web'". Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Deutsche Welle, "Iran's Holocaust Conference Plan Prompts Anger". December 6, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
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"'Förintelsen är en avgud' – intervju med Israel Shamir". Retrieved October 12, 2010.
{{ cite web}}: Text "August 11, 2009" ignored ( help) "Jag tycker att det är varje muslims och kristens plikt att förneka Förintelsen, att förkasta denna trosföreställning, precis som Abraham och Moses förkastade avgudarna. Varje person som bekänner sig till Gud borde förneka Förintelsen." Translation to English via http://translate.google.com - ^ Israel Shamir. "'They Met In Tehran'". Retrieved November 4, 2010. Also posted at DavidDuke.com [1].
Views on the Jewish "World State"
Shamir has written, "Palestine is not the ultimate goal of the Jews; the world is. Palestine is just the place for world state headquarters; necessary, for otherwise the people of Europe wouldn't be magnetised like a rabbit in the headlights of a car. " [b 1]
Views on Jews in the Media
Shamir has argued that there is Jewish control of the media and public discourse: "The rich Jews buy media so it will cover up their (and their brethren's) misdeeds. The Jews in the media are giving protection to the rich Jews. ... In the US, even in Western Europe, no view can be proposed to the general public unless approved (after being vetted and corrected) by a Jewish group." [c 1]