NAZI IRVING IS UNWANTED IN GREECE
Michael Givel
Subject: NAZI IRVING IS UNWANTED IN GREECE
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 01:17:21 +0300
NAZI IRVING IS UNWANTED IN GREECE
From the beginning of October, the website of the pronazi historian David
Irving hosts an "invitation" to the presentation of the Greek edition of his
new book "The War between Generals" (David Irving's famous D-DAY history, as
he calls it) at the hall of the Association of Journalists of Athens Daily
Newspapers (ESIEA). The event at which Irving is also going to give speech
on the position of Greece during Second World War is organized by the
publishing house "IOLKOS" on October 25, just three days before October 28,
day of national celebration for the Greek antifascist struggle in 1940-1941.
The news was also presented at the portal of Greek nazis "Meandros".
Irving has already been condemned in Britain after a trial that lasted 5
years, for Holocaust denial, racism and antisemitism while his entrance is
forbidden to several countries such as France, Germany and Canada.
It would be a great provocation for democracy in Greece and Europe, if that
man, a symbol for nazis worldwide, succeeded, to come to Greece, state
member of EU, to present his well known and widely denounced, anti-Semitic
and pronazi arguments, and even more to do this in the hall of Greek
journalists.
As soon as the organization of the event became known, the Antinazi
Initiative, protested to ESIEA verbally and in writing, asking not to give
Irving any space to present his book. The Board of ESIEA decided finally not
to accept Irving, and characterized him unwanted as propagator of historic
revisionism, Holocaust denial, an anti-Semite and racist, while the whole
matter had great publicity at the press. The Central Council of Israelites
of Greece also protested against Irving's visit.
Nevertheless, Irving has not cancelled his trip and now states that he is
still going to present his book in Greece in some other place "to be
announced soon". In fact this will not be the first time for him. Two years
ago, in April 2003, Irving had given a speech at the hall of war museum
given to him by the Greek army officers who attended the event together with
a member of the Parliament, and, of course, lots of members of the Greek
nazis of "Golden Dawn". All together applauded the presentation of Irving's
book "Hitler's War" published in Greek by "Govostis", where he attempted to
excuse Hitler's responsibilities for Holocaust.
The Antinazi Initiative has called every state, collective or private
organization and every citizen to refuse to give any space in Greece to the
apologist for barbarism.
For Antinazi Initiative
Anna Stai
Irene Koutelou
(web site:www.antinazi.gr / e-mail: in...@antinazi.gr)