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Holocaust Denial as an Anti-Zionist and Anti-Imperialist Tool for the European Far Left

Holocaust Denial as an Anti-Zionist and Anti-Imperialist Tool for the European Far Left

January 9, 2008 | Dave Rich
Iranian state promotion of Holocaust denial is an example of anti-Semitism being used to generate anti-Zionism, the reverse of the normal dynamic. It has given a boost to Holocaust-denial activities worldwide. Mainstream Holocaust commemoration is increasingly under attack as a Zionist or imperialist tool. For some leftists, the contradiction between their antifascism and their anti-Zionism is solved by casting Jewish communities and the European far Right as political allies.