British Muslim group to boycott Holocaust Memorial Day

The Muslim Council of Britain is the UK equivalent of CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations.

Not that this is good thing.

It's should be no surprise then, that the MCB is calling for a boycott Holocaust Memorial Day, which is remembered each January 26--the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

That's the problem for the Muslim Council of Britain.

From the Hindustan Times:

The Muslim Council of Britain, the country's main Islamic umbrella group, has decided to boycott the National Holocaust Day for the second year running saying that the January 26 event was not "sufficiently inclusive."

"The MCB would be honored to participate in a national memorial day providing that it clearly affirmed that the lives of all people, regardless of race or religion, are to be valued equally," a spokesman for the organization said.

Well it seems that's what's being done. From the same article:

Stephen Smith, the chairman of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust said, "Holocaust Memorial Day has always been an inclusive event. That is why, from its first year, survivors from Bosnia, Rwanda and the holocaust have come together: Jews, Muslims and Christians, as well as non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust."

He said, "Holocaust Memorial Day is an opportunity for all communities and faiths to learn from a salutary past and expose all forms of racism - including Islamophobia and anti-Semitism - xenophobia, discrimination and bigotry."

In my opinion, the Muslim Council of Britain's move stands for one thing: hating Jews.

Hey, but on the positive side, there is this good news: The MCB isn't denying that the Holocaust occured.

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