Israeli outcry at Ebrahim Raisi's Holocaust remarks

From the Associated Press:

Hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi made the comment during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” on the eve of his visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly. When asked whether he believed the Holocaust happened, Raisi said there “are some signs that it happened.”

He added: “If so, they should allow it to be investigated and researched.”

Soon after the interview aired, outrage spread in Israel, a country home to tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors. The chairman of Israel’s official Holocaust memorial center, Yad Vashem, rebuked Raisi as a “despicable anti-Semite.”

“Even casting doubts on the occurrence of the Holocaust is one of the most abhorrent forms of anti-Semitism,” said Dani Dayan.

I still remember Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's outrageous assertion back in 2005 about the Holocaust being a "myth", but Ebrahim Raisi's sloppy response to the CBS host's question about whether he believed that the Holocaust should be treated as historical fact and not a myth raises questions about whether people in Raisi's government are inclined to accept that the Holocaust happened.

FYI Raisi is the President of Iran

must follow the Ayatollahs to get / keep that job

science and history take a back seat to what the clerics say

a reply to: Potlatch

Israel should just start issuing statements that Iraq never used any chemical weapons against Iran.

As for Iran being anti semetic... We know, Israel saying it again doesn't make us know harder.

I thought it was common knowledge that Arab Muslims do not like Jews, having said that, I'm not surprised he said that. Another poster mentioned the old Iranian leader having negative things to say. At least Raisi said it tactfully, "are some signs it happened" as opposed to outright saying it's a myth.

One has to wonder and think deeply though, you can be imprisoned in some Countries for questioning it. That's a head scratcher.

At least he didn’t quote Biden by describing it as “honorable”

1980s Professional Wrestling is the only way to settle this beef.