Year: 1997

A Political Prisoner in Israel

“The question is not whether I can bear it — but should I?” July 14, 1997 Salamat! My name is Fadia and I am a student at the University of California at Berkeley. I just chanced upon your page and was really impressed, especially by the breadth of articles you've posted. My uncle, Wissam Rafeedie,…

Censorship by Nizkor

The following note was appended to an item on the CODOH site: CODOH Comment: This item originally appeared with a statement that the Usenet group to which it was submitted was operated by Nizkor, who “censored” the following material by refusing to post it. A spokesman for Nizkor brought it to our attention that the…

What I Believe, What I Don't, and Why

I understand perfectly well that the Hitlerian regime was anti-Semitic and persecuted Jews and others. I understand many peoples, European Jews among them, experienced unfathomable tragedies in Europe during World War II. Nevertheless, I no longer believe the German State pursued a plan to kill all Jews or used homicidal “gassing chambers” for mass murder….

Soap and Lampshades: The Lies Persist

In his recently published book, Why People Believe Weird Things, Skeptic editor Michael Shermer recounts an exchange from the Phil Donahue show. On that particular episode, CODOH director Bradley Smith stated, “It [is] a lie that Germans cooked Jews to make soap from them.” Shermer, who is skeptical of many things, but generally a believer…

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