‘AMAZON SHOULD STOP SELLING HOLOCAUST DENIAL BOOKS’:

Posted on Feb 24, 2017

Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem’s director of the libraries has called on Amazon to remove Holocaust denial books from its online store, accusing the Internet retail giant of facilitating the spread of hate speech. In the letter penned by Dr. Robert Rozett, to the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, he writes, "It has been clear for many years now that Holocaust denial literature is freely available for purchase over Amazon. Many of the items appear with glowing readers’ reviews and recommendations for further reading in the same vein.” Mentioning that Yad Vashem had – in vain – broached the issue with Amazon soon after the latter’s founding, Rozett said that in light of an unfortunate change in climate with more visible anti-Semitism, "maybe the time is a little more ripe for them to take up the idea that they need to be more careful in what they sell. Once again, given the presence of anti-Semitism around the globe, which has become more prevalent in recent years, we strongly urge you to remove books that deny, distort and trivialize the Holocaust from your store,” Rozett wrote to Bezos. "Holocaust denial and other forms of hate speech indisputably nurture prejudice and hate crimes,” he continued. "Facilitating the spread of such hate-filled ideas is irresponsible, to say the least. As a major agent for the dissemination of ideas, it is incumbent upon Amazon, as it is also incumbent upon Internet providers in general, to act to curb the spread of hatred.” He concluded by offering Yad Vashem’s assistance in identifying publications that foment Holocaust denial, distortion and trivialization. (J.Post) Continue to pray that lies and incitement against the Jewish people, including material that promotes Holocaust Denial will be removed from online stores and social media sites.