Isn’t it time in this thread for some actual facts to be recorded? Estimates vary, but in World War Two as a whole there were believed to be 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazis, and 5-6 million non-Jewish victims. These figures come from institutions such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem. Concerning the Nazi death camps, the figures are different, but worth knowing. According to the sources above, the number of Jews killed in the extermination camps was 2.7 – 3 million and the number of non-Jews 100,000 – 300,000. The proportions therefore were 85-90% Jews and 10-15% non-Jews. Surely it is invidious to wrangle any of the above figures on an ethnic, political or religious basis and try to make discriminatory points, whether with reference to Israel, the Middle East in general, or elsewhere, including the UK. It is well to remember that all victims were individual human beings: we should honour, remember and mourn every one of them.
Alexander MacLeod ● 45d