Last
week's
HonestReporting communique noted that the cable network C-SPAN, for its
BookTV program, insisted upon airing Holocaust denier David Irving alongside
Holocaust scholar Prof. Deborah Lipstadt, to provide what C-SPAN termed
'balance' on the topic. When Prof. Lipstadt refused to be cast side-by-side
with Irving, C-SPAN cancelled the scheduled program.
Two days after the HR critique, The New York
Times ran
an
article on this story, noting that more than 200 prominent historians from
colleges across the U.S. have signed a petition protesting C-SPAN's decision.
The petition was organized by the David S. Wyman Institute for
Holocaust Studies, and may be viewed
here.
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FATAH STUDENTS IN HEBRON
Recent
media reports from Palestinian areas have emphasized some long-awaited positive
developments such as
democratization and financial reform
within the Palestinian leadership.
These hopeful signs have been accompanied, however, by some disturbing scenes that are receiving almost no media attention. On Monday (Mar. 21), the Palestinian Authority's largest party, Fatah, held
a rally
for student leaders at Hebron University. At the rally, up-and-coming Fatah
leaders collectively struck the 'Heil Hitler' salute that's universally
associated with Nazi Germany (photo at left).
This salute also seems to have been recently adopted by the PA police force, as indicated by this February 10 AFP photo
(below):
With
momentum gaining to resume peace talks, the PA's identification with Nazi German
practice ― even in a symbolic manner ― is cause for concern.
HonestReporting encourages subscribers to check your local media for coverage of
these developments.
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