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Posted Wednesday, August 18, 2004

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Press Release of Simon Wiesenthal Center issued on August 10, 2004

"Against Backdrop Of Antisemitic Attacks: Simon Wiesenthal Center Urges New Zealand To Bar Holocaust Denier"

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is urging New Zealand to bar convicted racist and Holocaust denier David Irving from entering the country.

In a letter to John Wood, New Zealand's Ambassador to the U.S., Rabbi Abraham Cooper, (right), the Center's associate dean wrote, "We would like clarification as to whether professional Holocaust denier, David Irving, who was convicted [sic] in the British court for 'Defaming the dead' and 'Incitement to racial hatred' will be permitted to lecture in your country? Considering Irving's track record as a professional hate monger, and the recent multiple desecrations of cemeteries housing Jewish dead in New Zealand, there is every reason to believe that Irving's racist rhetoric would further antisemitic sentiment in your country."

The letter added, "The Simon Wiesenthal Center also urgently requests an update from New Zealand authorities if any suspects have been identified or apprehended in connection in the spate of anti-Jewish hate crimes."

In a related development, the Wiesenthal Center welcomed today's resolution in the New Zealand Parliament condemning antisemitism and all forms of racial hatred, persecution and discrimination following attacks in the past few weeks on Jewish cemeteries in Wellington.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center was established in 1977 to draw the lessons of the Holocaust to the analysis of contemporary prejudice. It holds consultative status at the UN, UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the OSCE.

For more information, contact the Wiesenthal Center's Public Relations Department at (310) 553-9036.

© Copyright 2004, Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 South Roxbury, Los Angeles, California 90035


click to enlargeDavid Irving protests about this smear to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Dean, Rabbi Dr Marvin Hier    »»»»

Dear Dr Hier,

MY attention has been drawn to your press release of August 10, entitled: "Against Backdrop Of Antisemitic Attacks: SWC Urges New Zealand To Bar Holocaust Denier." In this you state quote wrongly, and no doubt with malicious intent (as evidenced by your dragging my name into the cemetery outrages): "In a letter to John Wood, New Zealand's Ambassador to the U.S., Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Center's associate dean wrote, 'We would like clarification as to whether pro-fessional Holocaust denier, David Irving, who was convicted in the British court for 'Defaming the dead' and 'Incitement to racial hatred' will be permitted to lecture in your country?'"

This is wholly untrue. I have never been convicted in a British court of any offence whatever. I have never been convicted in a British (or any other court) of incitement to racial hatred. On the contrary, as you are well aware, I took civil action in the UK High Court against one of your American community for libel in 1996, and I will not hesitate to do so again if you publish your above libels within the jurisdiction of the UK courts or anywhere outside the United States.

Please be so good as to confirm that you have received this letter, and that you have amended the press release accordingly; you may also feel able to include an apology for the slur. I reserve all legal rights in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

David Irving


David Irving writes to New Zealand's ambassaador in Washington DC

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Your Excellency,

My attention has just been drawn to a press release issued by the odious Simon Wiesenthal Center of Los Angeles on August 10, entitled: "Against Backdrop Of Antisemitic Attacks: SWC Urges New Zealand To Bar Holocaust Denier." This quotes from a libellous letter written to you by one Abraham Cooper: "We would like clarification as to whether professional Holocaust denier, David Irving, who was convicted in the British court for 'Defaming the dead' and 'Incitement to racial hatred' will be permitted to lecture in your country?'"

This is malicious and wholly untrue. In view of my forthcoming visit to Wellington please ensure that my attached letter to the SWC is brought to the attention of anybody to whom you may have forwarded that letter. I should be grateful.

These are characteristic of the methods with which my opponents operate. I have never been convicted in a British court of any offence whatever. I have never been convicted in a British (or any other) court of incitement to racial hatred. On the contrary, as you are well aware, I took civil action in the UK High Court against one of the SWC's American colleagues for libel in 1996, in an attempt to halt this global vendetta.

Meanwhile, as I have advised the SWC, I reserve all legal rights in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

David Irving

H E the Ambassador, Hon John Wood
New Zealand Embassy:
37 Observatory Circle NW
Washington DC 20008

 


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