Israel’s UN envoy calls to ban Iranian president from assembly over Holocaust denial

September 19, 2022 by  
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Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Gilad Erdan, called on the international body to deny Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi the right to address the assembly after he questioned the historical truth of the Holocaust. Read more

Israeli-led resolution combating Holocaust denial receives overwhelming support at UN

January 21, 2022 by  
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The first time, it was about remembrance. This time, it’s about preserving those memories. Read more

Erdan submits UN resolution opposing Holocaust denial and distortion

January 9, 2022 by  
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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has submitted a resolution to the U.N. General Assembly to combat Holocaust denial and Holocaust distortion. Read more

Facebook bans posts denying and distorting the Holocaust

October 13, 2020 by  
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Facebook announced on Monday that it is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust. Read more

Survivors launch online campaign to ban Holocaust denial from Facebook

July 31, 2020 by  
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A group of Holocaust survivors has launched a campaign calling on Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take immediate action to remove Holocaust denial from the social media site. Read more

Holocaust denial, purposeful dementia and Israel

Memory loss can be a terrible disease. In the best case, it affects our recall of the minor details of an event, but in the worst case, such as with Alzheimer’s disease, it can lead to complete distortion of the past. Read more

British blogger gets prison sentence for antisemitic posts and Holocaust denial

June 19, 2018 by  
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A British blogger, who was found guilty of broadcasting antisemitic songs on YouTube and of waging a Holocaust denial campaign, has been convicted and given a two-year suspended prison sentence. She has also been banned from posting anything on social media for 12 months. Read more

Historian travels New Zealand to recount Holocaust Denial experience

October 17, 2017 by  
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History aficionados attended an event at University of Otago’s Wellington Campus on the weekend to hear a famous historian share how he overcame an infamous Holocaust denier. Read more

Amazon removes Holocaust-denial books

March 10, 2017 by  
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World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer has thanked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for removing several Holocaust-denial books flagged by the WJC on multiple occasions since 2013 as being in violation of Amazon’s guidelines prohibiting the sale of material that “promote or glorify hatred.” Read more