This comes at a time when the US government has slammed India’s failure to punish the Gujarat rioters, who burned, raped and killed thousands of Muslims in 2002.
**Israel envoy in Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise **
Appalled that Gujarat’s school textbooks sing praises of Adolf Hitler, the Israeli Embassy plans to communicate its displeasure to the Modi government. The embassy also plans to enlist the support of Germany which has declared Nazism and Holocaust as the most unfortunate episode in its history. Israel’s Consul General Daniel Zohar Zonshine, here to inaugurate an exhibition ‘The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-45’, said that the representation of Hitler in Gujarat’s textbooks was ‘‘misleading’’ and bringing the exhibition here was an effort in educating people about the brutal reality of the Holocaust. ‘‘Personally, I feel offended, and publicly, the representation has caused anger and unhappiness at the twisting of facts,’’ said Zoshine who lost many of his own relatives in the Holocaust.
He declined to give details but confirmed that the initiative to communicate displeasure to the state government was official, and that it would include writing to the state government. ‘‘We are exploring options, coordinating and exchanging views on this,’’ he said. ‘‘It could also be a joint effort with the German embassy.’’ ‘‘At a time when even Germans call it the most unfortunate episode in their nation’s history, it’s really bad if Hitler is extolled so far from his land. You just can’t say Hitler was generally good, say with economy and administration, and bad here and there with the Jews and the Holocaust. Gujarat values education, so we decided to contribute our part by putting things in the right perspective,’’ he said. When his reaction was sought, Gujarat Education Secretary P Paneervel said that they would comment later. According to Zoshine, the fact that United Nations has decided to mark January 27 every year as Holocaust Remembrance Day shows how important it is to remember Hitler’s brutalities. The exhibition has 40 panels and over 200 photographs collected by Nazi hunter Simon Weisenthal, who died this September 20.
**Mum on Holocaust, books praise Hitler **
The Gujarat board’s Std IX social studies textbook is silent on the holocaust and glorifies Hitler. ‘‘Hitler adopted aggressive policy and led the Germans towards ardent nationalism… In thinking of Nazism, there is coordination of nationalism and socialism.’’ And the Std X social studies textbook says: ‘‘Hitler lent dignity and prestige to the German government in a short time by establishing a strong administrative set-up.’’ Mentioning holocaust only in passing, it has a subtitle reading ‘Internal Achievements of Nazism.’ ‘‘He (Hitler) adopted a new economic policy and brought prosperity to Germany. He made untiring efforts to make Germany self-reliant within one decade.’’
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
I support Reza Pahalvi…Thanks for sharing!
Distortion of history always gives violent results. May be for that reason Hindus in Gujarat could not keep patience over the 59 charred bodies of Hindus pilgrimages.
Such texts must be removed. So that peace can prevail.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
Only Half the truth, new ecnomic policy? Hitler’s National Socialism was only socialism in name Hitler cleverly got support from all the big industrialists and bankowners and backstabbed the real national socialists the brownshirts SA
self-reliant in 10yrs Hmmmm lets see 1933 hitler comes to power in 10yrs german armies have conquered almost all of europe is that how the Indians plan to achieve self-reliance by pillaging other countries?
And didnt the isreali minister notice the swastikas on the temples?
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
If this idiot Modi thinks that he is a fascist...no need to worry, because he will always trail beghind the 'religio-fascism' the world is facing today.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
oooohhh, you poor little victim. How ironic is it that the peolpe with the most hatred and violence against Jews today are the ones who keep using Nazi comparison for everyone else.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
well it is appalling to see that indian texts glorify hitler and do not even mention the horror he spread throughout Europe. the holocaust is a regretful part of human history and it does no one good to slaughter millions of people for some maniac's radical theories and ideas. i think the indians should take immediate action and educate their youth more actively on such sensitive international issues.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
Gujarat is supposed to be one of the most educated states in India. Now we know what they are educated in, and the people these educated Hindu’s admire, when they start raping and butchering Muslims.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
Its true that Hitler made Germany strong,and militarily prepared to meet chalenges.This is not at all a new matter but known to the whole world and each every sensible person knows this.Not at all a new matter,and if some Israelis feel the itch,it's because the Gujarat syllabus is being made a big issue by some `trivial creatures 'on earth.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
Which cross will you be more specific?
You dont know anything about your own symbols swastika ia a Pagan heathen symbol taken from hindus it has nothing to do with the cross you are confusing the wehrmact black cross with the swastika.The hindus continue to use it despite its obvious association with anti-semitism what does that tell you?
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
Modi wants to do what Hindu’s did in East Punjab in 1947. At that time the Hindu bucthers successfully minimized its Muslim minority communities from 40% to just 1% today. Now Hitler Modi following in the footsteps of Hitler, and has started doing the same to Muslims in Gujrat.
Re: Israel envoy in Indian Gujarat to counter state’s Hitler praise
Another crap from you.Swatika means `good to all’ and hindus havebeen using it for centuaries even before Judaism,christianity or islam was found and no question of bothering anti-semitic sentiments.wehrmact black cross was just an artistic production and it was meant for Nazi uprising in the eraly 1920’s.
If you are too specific on these,let me tell you the fact that the swatik in Germany dates back to thousands of years when a German scientist found it with Rein remnanats in 19th centuary.
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oooohhh, you poor little victim. How ironic is it that the peolpe with the most hatred and violence against Jews today are the ones who keep using Nazi comparison for everyone else.