One-Quarter of Israeli Arabs Deny the Holocaust

by Daniel Pipes
Sun, 18 Mar 2007
updated Mon, 28 May 2007

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A poll by Sami Smoocha, sociologist at the University of Haifa, finds that 28 percent of Israel's Arab citizens believe the Holocaust never happened. Among high school and college graduates the figure is 33 percent. (With 721 Arabs interviewed, the margin of error is 3.7 percent.) Smoocha explains that Arab radicals see the Holocaust as a political event; by denying it, they understand that they are expressing opposition to Israel.

Comment: This finding suggests that controlling the education system has its limits. In Israel proper, the state is in full control. Yet even there, its best efforts have limited effect, competing as they must with family, friends, foreign media, mosque sermons, and a myriad of other sources of information and opinion. (March 18, 2007)

Related Topics: History, Israel, Palestinians

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Holocaust is it a big issue? [100 words]	Ala'	Jul 12, 2007 20:13
↔ Holocaust, What Holocaust [280 words]	Erico	May 14, 2008 11:03
↔ Hi ! But it never happened [293 words]	Erico	May 15, 2008 06:40
This is much like... [14 words]	Joshua	Jun 7, 2007 23:52
Are we doomed to repeat forgotten history ? [143 words]	Phil Greend	Jun 5, 2007 18:43
↔ Stupidity [71 words]	karim	Sep 19, 2007 06:12
1/4 of Israeli Arabs Deny Holocaust - controlling education system has its limits [38 words]	Michal	Jun 3, 2007 04:28
↔ Allah knows all [51 words]	surj	Jun 5, 2007 16:29
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Quote, quote [15 words]	Brian H	Jun 3, 2007 00:25
INGRID MATTSON'S COMMENTS [154 words]	JACQUES HADIDA	Jun 1, 2007 12:11
And they call it education.. [156 words]	donvan	Jun 1, 2007 10:53
Compare this to recent US Pew Poll [21 words]	LDC	Jun 1, 2007 09:59
It matters [81 words]	David W. Lincoln	Jun 1, 2007 09:51
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RE: One-Quarter of Israeli Arabs Deny the Holocaust [21 words]	James Campbell	May 31, 2007 20:00
Grammar [w/response] [54 words]	Bill Storey	May 31, 2007 18:47
The Nazi affiliation of the Grand Mufti during the Holocaust. [53 words]	M.D'Souza	May 31, 2007 18:42
DENIAL OF HOLOCAUST [116 words]	MJ	May 31, 2007 17:49
Unsurprising [87 words]	Vijay	May 30, 2007 07:33

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