In an interview with BBC Hardtalk, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad who is notorious for his anti-semitism said that:
"If you are going to be truthful, the problem in the Middle East began with the creation of Israel. That is the truth. But I cannot say that."
He then proceeded to question the validity of the number Jews murdered in the Holocaust, claiming it was only 4 million and not 6.
When asked why he referred to Jews as "hooked-nosed" in his book, the Malaysian Prime Minister said:
"They are hook-nosed. Many people called the Malays fat-nosed. We didn't object, we didn't go to war for that."