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of the Holocaust. Among them
is Iraqi political analyst Bassem
Mohammad Habib, who denounced
Holocaust denial as the result of
"irrational doubt, promoted by
certain parties under the guise of
scientific inquiryf'
Lebanese journalist Hazem
Saghiya wrote in the daily pan-Arab
newspaper Al-Hayat that Holocaust
denial "is no longer tackled or
discussed, except in intellectually
retarded and educationally deficient
circles. When the denial is being
uttered by Arabs and Muslims, this
adds another dimension, which is
the inability to achieve any progress
in reality, and then proceed to con-
test history with myth:'
Abdulrrahman Wahid, the former
president of Indonesia, and former
Israeli Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau,
jointly declared Holocaust denial to
be "the most visible symptom of an
underlying disease — partly politi-
cal, partly psychological, but mainly
spiritual — which is the inability
(or unwillingness) to recognize the
humanity of others. In fighting this
disease, religious leaders have an
essential role to play.
"Armed with the knowledge that
God created religion to serve as rah-
matan lil'alamin, or a blessing for
all creation, we must guard against
efforts to demonize or belittle fol-
lowers of other faiths."
There are precious few positive
developments these days in the
Arab-Israeli conflict. If we condemn
Ahmadinejad and other patrons of
terrorism, we must, with equal force,
commend those Muslim intellectu-
als and religious leaders who have
the courage to speak out publicly
against the continued fomentation
of Holocaust denial and other mani-
festations of Judaeophobia in their
midst.
They may yet prove to be one
of the most significant factors in
the elusive search for peace in the
Middle East. ❑

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