Professors for a Strong Israel

Statement to the Press - 29 April 2003


Re: Has the lesson of the Holocaust been learned?

At last night's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, Prime Minister Sharon condemned the phenomenon of Holocaust denial. Will he remember this when he meets the "Prime Minister" of the Palestinian Terror Authority, noted Holocaust-denier Abu Mazen?

Sharon also stated that the Jewish People have learned an important lesson from the Holocaust: never again to stand homeless and defenseless. Will he remember this when he orders the eviction of Jews from their homes, even in their homeland?

And on the same day, Shimon Peres, architect of the Oslo disaster, opined that Israeli citizens could conceivably live in Yesha under PLO rule. An Israeli living on the other side of the Green Line can stay in his home; he would become a subject of a Palestinian state, much as Jews have lived in the countries of others for centuries. Was Israel established in order that Jews might live under foreign rule? Or is this an unholy alliance between Holocaust denial and the denial of Zionism?

Professors for a Strong Israel decries once more the silence of the ministers of the government, their apparent acquiescence in the establishment of an enemy state in the heart of our country, and their readiness to allow the enemy a "right of return," starting with Yesha, but ending -- who knows where?

Dr. Ron Breiman, Chairman of PSI
Tel: 050-518 940