Bose helped organize the Free Indian Legion of the Wermacht (later transferred to the Waffen SS)
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| Israel protests Hitler praise in Indian schoolbooks |
| 2005-11-12 |
| Israel is planning to protest a western Indian state's move to include references in school books that glorify Adolf Hitler, a news report said Friday. The Israeli Embassy is planning to communicate its displeasure to Gujarat state, appalled that the school textbooks "sing praises" of Hitler, the Indian Express reported. The state is ruled by the Hindu rightist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Israel's Consul general in Bombay, Daniel Zonshine said the representation of Hitler in Gujarat's textbooks was "misleading". "Personally, I feel offended, and publicly, the representation has caused anger and unhappiness at the twisting of facts," Zonshine was quoted by the paper as saying. Zonshine said the protest could include writing to the state government. "We are exploring options, coordinating and exchanging views on this." He added Israel plans to get the support of Germany. "It could also be a joint effort with the German embassy," he said. The controversy concerns a Class X text book of the Gujarat Education Board that is silent on the Holocaust and glorifies Hitler. In a section on "Internal achievements of Nazism", the school book states; "Hitler adopted a new economic policy and brought prosperity to Germany. He made untiring efforts to make Germany self reliant within one decade". The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has also demanded the textbooks be withdrawn, stating the books are full of prejudices and hatred towards religious minorities. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #11 early on people all over the world were cheering hitler,JFM, they saw germany as throwing off the humilations of WWI, which germany was.. of course it didn't take long for the cheers turn into gasps of horror...(though not everyone made that transition) I couldn't find the telegram, buh I found a public comment which seems to cover the issue-- here is ghandi's 'praise' "I do not consider Hitler to be as bad as he is depicted. He is showing an ability that is amazing and seems to be gaining his victories without much bloodshed." it's not the victories which ghandi found impressive, gandhi hated all war. what ghandi was praising was the efficency and relative low loss of life that came from the blitzkrieg.. nothing more |
| Posted by: Dcreeper 2005-11-12 17:04 |
| #10 That was Subhas Chandra Bose not Gandhi. Bose helped organize the Free Indian Legion of the Wermacht (later transferred to the Waffen SS) |
| Posted by: john 2005-11-12 17:02 |
| #9 Gandhi sent a telegram to Hitler congratulating him for his victories. |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-11-12 16:38 |
| #8 "Damn! We got caught. Let's wait a while and see if we can sneak it in again." |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-11-12 14:03 |
| #7 Pro-Hitler chapter out of textbook An education department official said the chapter "ceases to be part of the syllabus". A letter dated October 29, 2005 written by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Board secretary BV Nanavati has been sent to all district educational officers in this regard. The withdrawal was declared a day after Israel's consulgeneral Daniel Zohar Zonshire, who was on a visit to the state, indicated in Vadodara that he would write to the Gujarat government protesting against the glorification of Hitler. |
| Posted by: john 2005-11-12 13:28 |
| #6 Self sufficent by invading other countries, and enslaving groups of his own population. Hitler is a paragon of socialism. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2005-11-12 13:15 |
| #5 Seems these aren't even BJP textbooks. September 30, 2004 21:54 IST The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday blamed the Congress for glorifying Hitler and Nazism in schoolbooks in Gujarat, saying these were brought out in 1986 when the Congress was in power. The Narendra Modi government plans to withdraw these books, party spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in New Delhi. Naqvi said he had a telephonic talk with Modi in the wake of reports that "in Gujarat, Hitler is a textbook hero". He said the CM told him that the books were published when the Congress was at the helm of affairs. Naqvi also dismissed Congress criticism over certain schoolbooks in Gujarat in which Kashmir has been depicted as part of Pakistan. He said what had been shown was a physical map and not a political one. |
| Posted by: john 2005-11-12 12:38 |
| #4 And now in Gujarat, all the muslim representatives have joined the BJP to form a coalition, keeping out the Congress. An alliance of the BJP and muslims. The left is enraged. |
| Posted by: john 2005-11-12 12:12 |
| #3 Most of this stuff is exaggeration by the Indian communist left. In the past they filled Indian textbooks with outright lies, whitewashing various muslim rulers who killed hundreds of thousands. They now attack rewritten textbooks, looking for any point of attack. The BJP rule in Gujarat state has brought economic development, making it India's most industrialized. Apart from the Godra anti-muslim riots, set off by an attack on hindus, it has been relatively peaceful. |
| Posted by: john 2005-11-12 12:10 |
| #2 The key words here are 'BJP' and 'self sufficient'. The BJP party includes some who come pretty close to openly advocating cleansing India of all who aren't Hindu. Attacks on Sikhs as well as Muslims suggests this isn't simply empty rhetoric. In this case I understand the concern over the textbooks in question. Note that Catholic bishops share that concern. |
| Posted by: lotp 2005-11-12 09:25 |
| #1 "He made untiring efforts to make Germany self reliant within one decade". Gasp!...will this anti-semitism never cease? Getagrip |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2005-11-12 09:13 |