We have an article with some selected quotes from Zahar in the OP. I've asked herve (in the other thread) to produce the full speech and quotes in context, and agreed that if indeed Zahar denies the Holocaust, I will join in the condemnation of his views.
I'm still waiting.
I pointed out above that the official Hamas view on the Holocaust is categorical - they don't deny it, they condemn it. Fully referenced, in English, in full:
shafique wrote: Bassam Naeem is a Hamas politician and Minister of Information (and Health) and was speaking on behalf of Hamas - the paper gave this as his profile:Bassem Naeem is the minister of health and information in the Hamas-led Palestinian administration in Gaza.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... eholocaust
The full article was posted in the thread linked to above, and the link given. But here it is again:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... eholocaust
The headline is pretty clear 'Hamas condemns the Holocaust' but the article is more detailed and categoric.
As I said, if presented with snippets which appear to contradict this clear stance, the onus is on those producing the snippets to show that they aren't being fooled by wilful spin.
I presume that since the Zahar quote hasn't been forthcoming, the usual suspects will probably resort to the previously published snippets that float around on the web. I'm sure they'll refer to Memri material and ignore the fact that these are snippets too - and edited snippets too.
But this thread is about Zahar and his alleged views.
The offer still stands, if Zahar has said he disagrees with Hamas' official stance and denies the Holocaust, it should be straightforward for the full speech to be produced and when that is done and should this confirm the thread title, I'll add him to my list of Holocaust deniers - who, like Hamas, we disagree with.
I'm hoping I won't have to reel out the over-used phrase 'all mouth, no trousers' again. Produce the speech, in full.
Cheers,
Shafique