History shows who has moral rights

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
History shows who has moral rights

Regarding Eric Bahrt's statement about the Jews' "moral right" to the land of Israel, or the lack thereof, in his view, perhaps he should read a book that is widely available called The Bible, attesting to the fact that Jewish culture and civilisation, an

Denying this right amounts to denying the Jewish people’s right to exist anywhere – surely Eric Bahrt will agree. He also compares American behaviour to that of the Nazis. Again, reading a few history books would go a long way towards the realisation that such a view is ignorant in the best of cases, but also probably serving as an apologetic approach to what the Nazis did. Murdering six million Jews is a crime which has no parallel in human history. Perhaps it is time to stop publishing such outrageous views.
Andy Leitner
Bangkok