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Quote of the Week: Binyamin Netanyahu at the U.N.

September 25, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

"Yesterday, the man who calls the Holocaust a lie spoke from this podium. To those who refused to come and to those who left in protest, I commend you. You stood up for moral clarity, and you brought honor to your countries. But to those who gave this Holocaust denier a hearing, I say on behalf of my people, the Jewish people, and decent people everywhere, have you no shame? Have you no decency?"

—Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, speaking yesterday to the United Nations General Assembly about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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I understanding everything Netanyahu said, but it is the United Nations. By definition this is the only forum where everyone can speak. Denying anyone a chance to speak would be nonsense. However, it is the right of others to not listen. So its fine if people left that didn't want to hear a specific message. My thoughts.

Freedom of Speech of CA 7:29PM September 26, 2009

Muser surprised me by saying some nations have laws that make it a crime to deny the Holocaust (Third Reich crimes) existed. How can that be, when freedom of speech seems to trump the idea? I've wondered why anyone would want to believe those horrible crimes didn't happen. How could disbelief help anybody? Maybe a person had relatives who were SS or Nazis or people who committed atrocities? Could deniers be trying to "restore honor to Germany?" The Iranian president is obviously mistaken when he makes the denial but he continues to behave as if he believes what he says. I suppose it's all because of Middle East oil and other mineral deposits. I find it useful that an Israeli is asking all nations to speed development of other sources of energy.

We need a big tax credit for people who invest in solar, wind and tide power.

auradawn veirs of CA 2:30PM September 26, 2009

Tell me, folks. What do you suppose would happen if the USA simply arrested ole Mahmoud (while he's in New York) on behalf of the world---on charges of breaking Holocaust denial laws that exist in other countries, and on charges of lying to the world about nuclear programs?

Do you think the sky would fall if we said to Iran, "You'll have to elect another president, because this buffoon ain't going home to you anytime soon"?

Unconventional. Yeah, I know. But what do you suppose would happen? Iran launching a war over that nut? Nah.

Muser of NM 1:43PM September 25, 2009

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Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former politics editor at beliefnet. E-mail Dan at godandcountry@usnews.com.

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