Pretty much agree with what Zero said. I would though add that Holocaust denial is on another level to slavery denial because there are still those living who were part of it or directly affected. The latter group includes the children of victims or survivors and the children ogf the 'kindertransport' generation.
Much of the Holocaust Remebrnce Alliance definition is straightforward but two or three of the examples are contentious. One refers to claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor, another to Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis and a third to Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations
Supporters of Israel will conflate A State of Israel with THE State of Israel and attempt to shutdown debate on it's laws giving preference to Jew citizens over those of other faiths.
Israel is seizing land and property to take space for its own people while condemning those removed to hand to mouth existence in Gaza where they risk being shot for protesting their situation. Why should we not make the obvious comparison?
Is it unreasonable to suggest that last weeks co-ordinated headlines in Jewish press owe less to any realistic existential threat to UK Judaism and more to Corbyn's potential seat on the Security Council and how that might be used?
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