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Despite the insurmountable amount of evidence out there, like photos, documents, the actual gas chambers, the bodies and survivors ... there's still a fair share of people who believe the Holocaust never happened.Feeding into this nutty sentiment is the government of Iran, which is once again holding a Holocaust Cartoon Competition this summer.
Organizers say the contest is supposed to highlight a perceived double standard surrounding the publication of caricatures of the prophet Mohammed, the central figure of Islam, but Israeli officials say it is an example of Iranian anti-Semitism. Iran has held similar contests twice before.Actually, it's not a double standard. Mocking a religion and mocking people who have suffered and died are two very different things.
Apparently, UNESCO agrees and is expected to challenge Iran's president when he addresses the agency today.
