Posts Tagged: Iran Holocaust
Under Khamenei, Iran Remains Committed to Holocaust Denial
On April 18, the world will commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Individuals and leaders around the world will recall the monstrous crimes carried out...
‘Never Again’: Iran’s Calls for Genocide Aren’t Empty Threats
This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan happened to coincide with Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. On the last Friday of Ramadan, we saw...
Antisemitism Is Inseparable from Khomeinism
In adopting the ideology of Ayatollah Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini upon its establishment in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran replaced the country’s millennia-old monarchy with...
Germany Can Show True Repentance by Confronting Iran
In the aftermath of World War II, Germany has tried to atone for the Holocaust: It is illegal to deny the Holocaust in Germany. There...
A State That Threatens Jewish Genocide Isn’t Normal
JNS.org - Gen. Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), gave a speech last month in which he celebrated Iran’s military...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Iran Cartoon Contest Has Policy Implications
JNS.org - As millions of people around the world mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, this year’s Iranian government-sponsored Holocaust cartoon contest is not...
Will ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Verdict Resonate for Present Dangers like Iran?
JNS.0rg - Oskar Groening, 94, known as the “bookkeeper” or “accountant” of Auschwitz, was sentenced to four years in prison by a German court this week...
Iran’s Holocaust Cartoon Contest Draws Hundreds of Submissions
i24News - Hundreds of people from Iran and around the globe submitted entries for the Islamic Republic's Second International Holocaust Cartoon Contest, a competition official...
More Anti-Semitism and Double Speak from Iran
The most interesting thing about this anti-Semitic article in Iran's PressTV is that it is only signed with the initials BM/BB. BM are the highly appropriate initials...
Iranian Lawmakers Press Foreign Minister Zarif on Holocaust Denial Policy
Washington Post - Hard-line lawmakers have grilled Iran's foreign minister on the official Tehran's step-back from past policies of denying the Holocaust. Mohammad Javad Zarif was...
70 Iranian Lawmakers Want Zarif to Explain Why He Said the Holocaust ‘Should Not Happen Again’
Seventy Iranian lawmakers have signed a letter petitioning Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to explain recent statements on German television, where he indicated Iran's...
Are CNN’s Iran Reports Biased, Inept, or Corrupt?
Al-Jazeera bought access to U.S. public opinion when it purchased Current TV from Al Gore, but it faces stiff competition from CNN when it comes...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Broadcasts Holocaust Documentary in Iran
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said that "Genocide," its Oscar-winning documentary about the Holocaust, was broadcast across Iran and the Middle East this weekend in commemoration...
The White House Hands Iran’s Ahmadinejad a Global Megaphone
Just a few days after the 9/11 anniversary, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to New York City. Once he arrives he will be handed...