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He said it is healthy to debate everything in history.
@hugo7 has already made this point well. He said this in reponse to being asked about a fringe meeting where the veracity of the Holocaust was directly questioned. Instead of condemning the meeting he criticises Israel. It's insensitive and stupid at best, antisemitic at worst. And I don't think Loach is stupid.
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the veracity of the Holocaust was directly questioned.
That's my point. As far as I can see it wasn't. The comment at the meeting was from a Jewish speaker, an anti Zionist activist, not an anti-Semitic activist and certainly not someone who denies the Holocaust happened, he was discussing what the limits of debate should be:
“This is about free speech, the freedom to criticise and to discuss every issue, whether it’s the Holocaust: yes or no, Palestine, the liberation, the whole spectrum. There should be no limits on the discussion.”
Hefty
That’s not what Loach said though. He said it is healthy to debate everything in history.
There are people who deny the Holocaust. They need to be engaged with to debate the point to try to make them change their mind.
Else what? Ignore them?