Nournews: The ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz camp, as one of the symbols of the Holocaust catastrophe, was held in the south of Poland. The event was attended by high-ranking officials from Western countries, including King Charles III of Britain, President Andrzej Duda of Poland, President Emmanuel Macron of France, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany.
The day, known as the World Day of Holocaust Victims, was ratified in 2005 by the United Nations, and January 27 was selected as the day to commemorate the Holocaust. Westerners view the ceremony as an opportunity to revisit a historical catastrophe and give it emotional and symbolic significance. Western outlets covered these ceremonies extensively and tried to present it as the most important event in the world.
Historical Ambiguities and Limited Research
The Holocaust memorial ceremony is held with great grandeur, while many questions about its historical truth remain. One of the issues regarding the Holocaust is the restrictions on research and inquiry into it. Many researchers and scholars have faced strong reactions due to their scientific and critical questions about the occurrence or the dimensions of this incident.
Roger Garaudy, a French researcher, was imprisoned for a long period for questioning the reality of the camps and crematoria. Similarly, Ursula Haverbeck, a 93-year-old survivor of World War II who was imprisoned for denying the existence of these centers, died in prison. Such restrictions have created obstacles for research and scientific inquiry into the issue, and many questions remain unanswered.
Westerners’ Negligence in the Face of Contemporary Genocides
While Westerners organize memorial ceremonies for the Holocaust with great vigor and constantly remind the world to talk about the "catastrophe," they disregard contemporary catastrophes, particularly genocides in Gaza and Lebanon.
Over the past 15 months, the Zionist regime has carried out a brutal genocide in Gaza with extensive military and political support from Western countries. Reports from the United Nations and other human rights organizations have clearly condemned Israel’s crimes against humanity. Yet, Western countries not only have failed to condemn these crimes, but have also supported the Zionist regime and even prevented the ratification of resolutions at the United Nations aimed at countering such crimes. This behavior shows that, in the face of contemporary crimes, the West only cares about them artificially, disregarding its principles in practice.
Contradictions in Western Officials’ Remarks
Remarks by Western officials, particularly in relation to remembering the Holocaust, are full of contradictions. For example, Olaf Scholz speaks about the necessity of remembering the victims of the Holocaust and emphasizes the importance of preventing such a catastrophe from happening again, while Germany itself provides lethal weapons to the Israeli regime. Weapons used to kill Palestinians are mainly from Germany. These contradictions are indicators of the West’s hypocrisy. They claim to be advocates of human rights and protectors of historical memory, yet in practice, they remain silent in the face of Israeli crimes and even support them.
Past Crimes and Irresponsibility of the West
Western countries, which present themselves as the champions of human rights, have never taken responsibility for their historical crimes. For example, Britain killed more than 9 million Iranians in a fabricated famine during World War I, and France carried out extensive massacres in its colonies, including in Algeria.
Additionally, the United States has carried out massacres and violations all over the world, and even Canada buried 150,000 indigenous children in mass graves in the past. However, none of these crimes have received as much media coverage as the Holocaust. The West has never held memorial events for such genocides. This issue highlights the double standards in Western behavior and their inability to confront historical truths.
Hypocrisy and double standards are clearly evident in the memorial ceremonies held for the Holocaust and in Western policies. Westerners present themselves as advocates of human rights, yet remain silent in the face of contemporary crimes, even supporting regimes that carry out genocides.
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