Head of Islamic Group Calls Holocaust a Myth
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From Times Wire Reports
The leader of Egypt’s main Islamic opposition group said the Holocaust was a myth, and he slammed Western governments for criticizing those who deny that the mass extinction of Jews occurred.
Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Mahdi Akef’s comments echoed recent remarks by Iran’s hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which sparked international outrage.
The director of the Israeli branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Efraim Zuroff, said, “There’s no question that a very ugly wave of Holocaust denial is sweeping the Arab world.”
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