by Australian Federation of Islamic Councils chairman Ikebal Patel.
AUSTRALIA'S Jewish community leaders have threatened to sever relations with Muslims after the chairman of Australia's main Islamic group refused to withdraw his comparison of Gaza with the Holocaust.
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils chairman Ikebal Patel infuriated the Jewish community by claiming during the Israeli incursion into Gaza last month that the "victims of the Holocaust (are) now perpetrating much worse atrocities against the Palestinians".
Asked by Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Robert Goot to withdraw the statement, Mr Patel replied that the tone and choice of words were appropriate and reflected the outrage of Muslims and other Australians.
"We believe our comparison of the atrocities and the brutal use of disproportionate force by Israel ... is justified," he wrote. Read more ...
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils chairman Ikebal Patel infuriated the Jewish community by claiming during the Israeli incursion into Gaza last month that the "victims of the Holocaust (are) now perpetrating much worse atrocities against the Palestinians".
Asked by Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Robert Goot to withdraw the statement, Mr Patel replied that the tone and choice of words were appropriate and reflected the outrage of Muslims and other Australians.
"We believe our comparison of the atrocities and the brutal use of disproportionate force by Israel ... is justified," he wrote. Read more ...
Source: The Age
H/T: Gramfan
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