Fury over Israel ban at Shoah memorial

[Mosby]

Organisers of a national Holocaust memorial event have banned any mention of Israel.

The trustees of Holocaust Educational Trust Ireland (HETI) have instructed the host of the country's main Shoah memorial event in January "not to refer to the Jewish State or the State of Israel during any part of the ceremony".

The ban follows a similar bar imposed just days before this year's Holocaust Memorial Day in Ireland, when long-standing host Yanky Fachler was told to avoid mentioning Israel.

He reluctantly complied when his objections fell on deaf ears but, afterwards, complained in writing to the organising body, HETI - only to be told the rule will again apply at January's event at Dublin's Mansion House.

Six days later, Mr Fachler then received a letter from HETI chair Peter Cassells telling him he was being replaced after 12 years in the job.

http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/126663/fury-over-israel-ban-shoah-memorial

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Well, noone can challenge Ireland's unassailable moral authority.

I mean, despite still putting women in jail for getting abortions, they've sort of almost legalized contraception, even.