By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel is hoping the U.N. General Assembly will unanimously adopt a resolution rejecting and condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocau…
It is only 2nd time Israeli-led measure passes in forum since country's establishment; initiative earns 114 cosponsors and passes by consensus, with only Iran expressing opposition
Ambassadors of Israel and Germany say denying the Holocaust threatens peaceful coexistence worldwide. Their appeal comes 80 years after the Wannsee Conference, where Nazis discussed the extermination of Europe's Jews.
The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on Thursday that condemns any form of Holocaust denial and calls on social media companies to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.
The resolution was aimed at combating what Israel and other countries have described as an epidemic of disinformation about the murder of nearly six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazis.
Ambassadors of Israel and Germany say denying the Holocaust threatens peaceful coexistence worldwide. Their appeal comes 80 years after the Wannsee Conference, where Nazis discussed the extermination of Europe's Jews.
