Paul Fromm, the director of the Canadian Association for Free Expression (CAFE), believes that those who support the Holocaust do not tolerate any rational discussion of the subject and have turned the Holocaust into a religion.
| If I know something is fact and somebody tells me it's not, I don't bother "discussing" it with them, either. If all of history is open to interpretation and redefinition, then there is no history. |
Following his defense of free speech, the Mehr News Agency asked his opinion on why Western countries were so outraged when the Iranian president said that if the Westerners are sincere and believe in the Holocaust, why donât they give part of their land to the Jews and asked why the Palestinians should have to pay the penalty for the Westâs crimes.
There are arguments to be made against the "Jewish homeland" if you're really against Zionism. The primary argument I can think of is, if we're fighting against Muslims who demand a state founded on religion with the left hand, why are we supporting Jews who demand a state founded on religion with the right? I'd feel much more comfortable with the idea if Israel was a purely secular state, and my hackles rise every time the rabbis try to act like the mullahs.
On the other hand, the Paleostinians didn't have to pay the price for the West's "crimes." They left on the expectation of the Arab armies driving the Jews into the sea, at which time they could return and retrieve not only their own property but that of their neighbors as well. Those who didn't leave remain in the country and they're citizens. They have their representation in the Knesset and they're integrated into the armed forces. The Paleostinians' bitch is that they're not in charge, free to run their Baathist-style state and carry out whatever kind of pogroms they please. |
Following is the text of an interview with Paul Fromm conducted on December 19:Q: The Iranian president said that he thinks that the Holocaust is a myth. However, he also said some European countries insist that Hitler killed millions of innocent Jews and added that if the Europeans are right, why donât they give part of their land to the Jews. Was the view illogical?
A: I agree with the Iranian president that it is wrong to make the Palestinians pay, with the loss of their country, for guilt Europeans may feel about their treatment of the Jews. I also agree that the story of the âholocaustâ has been used to induce false guilt in Europeans and North Americans. This story has allowed the Jews to acquire many billions of dollars in reparations from Germany and other countries. It has also made many people in Europe and North America ready to overlook Israeli atrocities and brutality.
Q: Why do they refuse to discuss the Holocaust? If they are right, surely they can prove that it was a historical event?
A: As the Iranian president said, in Europe you can deny the existence of God. However, if you question the slightest aspect of the self-serving story of Jewish sufferings in World War II, called âthe holocaustâ, you can end up in prison in Europe. Historians like David Irving, now imprisoned in Austria and publishers Ernst Zundel and Germar Rudolf, now imprisoned in Germany, are good examples of this phenomenon. âThe holocaustâ has become a religion. Itâs a religion created by the Jews for non-Jews. Like many religions, itâs a means of controlling the believers. As a religion, the holocaust demands faith and belief. Its supporters shun rational discussion and debate. You must believe. To question is to be a heretic and heretics must be punished.
Q: Why has the Holocaust become a dogma nowadays while other people across the world are killed and nobody cares?
A: The holocaust is a selfish story serving the political and economic interests of the Zionists. Hollywood, extensively controlled by Zionists, pumps out endless propaganda films about the holocaust. The sufferings of others, for instance, the 16-million Germans ethnically cleansed from Eastern Europe, 1944-1948, receive no attention whatsoever.
Q: Why have revisionists been banned from discussing the Holocaust and why are those who express any doubts treated like heretics?
A: The holocaust religion serves the purpose of controlling people. It buys Israel substantial immunity from criticism. It allows special treatment of Jews in most Western countries. It allows Jews to have disproportionate control of the media and the economy in Western countries, while all the while portraying themselves as a persecuted minority. Discussion of the holocaust would undermine the privileged and powerful position Zionists hold in most Western countries. Therefore, anyone discussing or questioning aspects of the holocaust story must be silenced.
Q: Your support for freedom of expression has caused some problems for you, isnât that so?
A: I havenât been beaten by Jewish militia. However, Jewish pressure led to my being fired by the Peel Board of Education because I had supported freedom of speech, including for some individuals like British war hero and journalist Doug Collins, who had questioned some aspects of the holocaust story and who had called Steven Spielbergâs propaganda film âSchindlerâs Listâ âSwindlerâs Listâ. |