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By JUSTIN BERGMAN, Associated Press Writer Mon Jan 22, 4:51 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS - The United States has drafted a U.N. resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust, a spokesman said Monday, a month after Iran provoked widespread anger by holding a conference casting doubt on the Nazi genocide of Jews during World War II.
According to a copy of the draft made available to The Associated Press, the proposed resolution urges all member states to "reject any denial of the Holocaust," saying that "ignoring the historical fact of these terrible events increases the risk they will be repeated."
The draft resolution "condemns without any reservation any denial of the Holocaust," but doesn't single out any specific country for criticism. The U.S. said it planned to circulate the draft to General Assembly members on Monday.
The December conference in Tehran gathered 67 writers and researchers from 30 countries, most of whom argue that either the Holocaust did not happen or that it was vastly exaggerated. It was backed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called the Holocaust a "myth" and said Israel should be "wiped off the map."
Richard Grenell, spokesman for the U.S. mission to the U.N., said the draft resolution was being circulated ahead of the U.N.'s International Day of Commemoration in memory of victims of the Holocaust on Jan. 27.
He said its purpose was to "make perfectly clear that denying or minimizing the importance of the Holocaust is unacceptable to the U.N. membership." It was targeted toward "any country, organization or individuals" who would act in such a way, he said, without naming any country specifically.
Gilad Cohen, a counselor in the Israeli mission, referred indirectly to the Iran conference, saying "these incidents cannot be ignored any longer."
"This is a matter for the U.N. to say loud and clear, 'Enough is enough,'" he said. "Iran is wanting to have nuclear weapons and deny the Holocaust. This is something nobody should accept."
The spokesman for the Iranian mission to the U.N. did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
Iran has been locked in a long-running dispute with the U.S. and its allies over its nuclear program, which Washington maintains is geared toward developing atomic weapons. Iran says its program is purely for peaceful purposes.
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a few things about this
1. doesnt this seem like a waste of time?
2. this is a just another example how free speech is going right down the ter. Global Government is telling you what to think
HNaturally every knows the Holocaust happened, but the masses arent going to stand by the congress condeming Kelly Clarkson
3. we really are going to war with Iran
No. As a propaganda exercise for Republican message reinforcement within the US it will be quite valuable.Yes and no. On the one hand it's an undisputed matter of history; on the other that history is more or less irrelevant to modern politics.2. this is a just another example how free speech is going right down the ter. Global Government is telling you what to thinkMaybe.3. we really are going to war with Iran
i really just wish we would start nuking our enemies and get on with this whole armageddon thing, why drag it out so long
dammit i can never tell which ones mookie and which ones el pimpo
You wanna kill yourself, go right ahead. I'd just as soon serve out the term of my natural life without glowing in the dark.
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