DIALOGUE WITH DENIERS: SCHRÖDER IN TEHRAN

by John Rosenthal
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder used the occasion of his four day visit in Tehran last week to criticize Iranian Holocaust denial. “The Holocaust is a historical fact,” Schröder is reported to have said in a speech to the Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, “and it makes no sense to deny this unparalleled crime.” This was perhaps intended as friendly advice, since Schröder evidently does not believe that the Iranian government’s Holocaust denial or its associated threats against Israel are any reason to curtail relations with Iran. The venue that Schröder chose to make his remarks is revealing in this regard. As it so happens, Schröder is the Honorary Chair of the Near and Middle East Association (NUMOV): a German business association that seeks to facilitate German-Iranian trade and that opposes sanctions against Iran.
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