A little more of that intellectual and moral colossus Elie Wiesel... Archived Message
Posted by Morrissey on November 15, 2022, 10:33 am, in reply to "Hard to say who's more despicable: Obama or Wiesel."
It was not the only point of disagreement between the two men. Rushdie, who remains under a virtual death sentence as a result of a fatwa delivered by a Muslim cleric more than a decade ago, offered tentative criticism of the Israel Defense Forces for their deadly attack late Sunday on a flotilla of boats carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza. “The first knee-jerk reflex is this was an excessive use of force,” he said. “It would have been a much better idea not to shoot people.” Asked for his assessment of the bloody confrontation, Wiesel declined to comment. “I don’t know enough,” he said. “For me to say anything now would be irresponsible.” Both men spoke out in favour of freedom of speech as an essential human right, but Wiesel made a forceful exception in the case of those who deny the Holocaust. “Holocaust denial today – what it does to the children of survivors,” he said. “I believe Holocaust denial should be illegal.” .... https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/i-dont-know-enough-wiesel-said-for-me-to-say-anything-now-would-be-irresponsible/
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