US drafts resolution condemning Holocaust denial, does not single out Iran
By: Associated Press
Published: January 23, 2007
The United States has drafted a U.N. resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust, a spokesman said Monday, a month after Iran provoked widespread anger by holding a conference casting doubt on the Nazi genocide of Jews during World War II.
According to a copy of the draft made available to The Associated Press, the proposed resolution urges all member states "to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event," saying that "ignoring the historical fact of these terrible events increases the risk they will be repeated."
The draft resolution "condemns without any reservation any denial of the Holocaust," but does not single out any specific country for criticism. The U.S. said it planned to circulate the draft to General Assembly members on Monday.
Richard Grenell, spokesman for the U.S. mission to the U.N., said the draft resolution was being circulated to coincide with the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust on Jan. 27.
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