Bedfellows
We have written about British historian David Irving several times, including here. Irving's long, strange career has culminated in his being an important spokesman for the Holocaust-denial movement, a "crime" for which he was sentenced to prison in Austria.
The Observer now reports that the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC), which describes itself as Britain's largest Muslim civil rights group, has provided financial support to Irving out of appreciation for his writings on the Holocaust:
In one email Bukhari [a founder of MPAC] tells Irving: 'You may feel like you are on your own but rest assured many people are with you in your fight for the Truth.' Bukhari pledges to make a donation of £60 to Irving's fighting fund and says that he has asked 'a few of my colleagues to send some in too'. He also offers to send Irving a book, They Dare to Speak Out, by Paul Findley, a former US Senator, who has attacked his country's close relationship with Israel. Bukhari says Findley 'has suffered like you in trying to expose certain falsehoods perpetrated by the Jews'.
The Observer gave MPAC an opportunity to comment on the story. Here is MPAC's response:
MPAC, which strongly denies allegations that it is anti-semitic, accused The Observer of 'twisting an innocent gesture of support (even if gravely mistaken) into more than it is'. The story was 'just another Islamaphobic attack aimed at undermining and harming the brave individuals who support the Palestinian cause and the cause of Muslims within Britain.'
Via Power Line News.
