Holocaust Still a Political Football

Matthew Rothschild and I both thought of Edward Said when we read about two Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council insisting that Gaza's schools should not teach the history of the Nazi Holocaust. Cleric Yunis al-Astal said this would be "marketing a lie" and a "war crime." Jamila al-Shanti commented, "Talk about the Holocaust and the execution of the Jews contradicts and is against our culture, our principles, our traditions, values, ... Full Story »

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by Patricia Blochowiak - Sep. 5, 2009

Highly insightful discussion of human rights from a variety of perspectives.

When we learn to see human rights from the perspective of those we find despicable, we will learn to draw humane conclusions.

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