Good Lawdy, It’s A Saudi!
February 2, 2007 at 10:47 am
Arabic glasnost, anyone?
Check out the Jerusalem Post – and who’s admitting the Holocaust happened
In stark contrast to Iran’s promotion of Holocaust denial, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US Turki Al-Faisal attended a Capitol Hill reception condemning anti-Semitism on Wednesday, and one of his diplomats told The Jerusalem Post the Holocaust was a “horrible” episode.
Agreeing to speak to an Israeli newspaper, Saudi diplomatic official Jamal Khashoggi, who accompanied Al-Faisal to the event, told the Post that the Holocaust is a “historical fact. It did happen.” …
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“The tie between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is very clear, and coming to an event that is fighting anti-Semitism is tantamount to coming to an event that is fighting anti-Zionism,” said the reception’s host, William Daroff, director of the United Jewish Communities’ Washington office, who couldn’t recall seeing the Saudi ambassador at a similar function. “Coming to this event is a step forward.”
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