http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_hamas_holocaust
This man is either a blithering idiot or surpassingly evil. Everyone who supports Palestinian self-determination has a moral obligation to denounce any instance of Holocaust denial, as well as any other manifestation of antisemitism.
If you support a Palestinian state in any form, please don't get into digressions on the fine points of language or meaning. This one is easy. This one is simple.
The Holocaust happened. There's no reason for anyone, ever, to deny it. And denying it in the name of the Palestinian cause gives aid and comfort to the Israeli oppressors.
It happened. We all know it happened. Everyone in Palestine knows it happened. This man and all he stands for needs to be repudiated by Hamas.
Admitting that the Holocaust occurred does not minimize Palestinian suffering, and denying it can never ease that suffering.