The Sunday Times of London reported that the British prime minister's advisers suggested replacing it with Genocide Day to recognize murders in Chechnya and Bosnia. Arabs in England also want to exploit the change to attack Israel for deaths of Arabs, including terrorists.
Blair established Holocaust Day four years ago after being urged by the country's Jewish leaders to mark an official national memorial to six million Jews murdered under the Nazi regime. The memorial day is held on January 27 every year. Final recommendations on the proposal will be submitted to Blair Sept. 22.
A Moslem member on one of the committees which prepared the proposal to change the memorial to Genocide Day said, "The very name Holocaust Memorial Day sounds too exclusive to many young Moslems. It sends out the wrong signals that the lives of one people are to be remembered more than others. It’s a grievance that extremists are able to exploit."
Ibrahim Hewitt, chairman of Interpal, said, 'There are 500 Palestinian towns and villages that have been wiped out over the years. That’s pretty genocidal to me."
Interpal is a Moslem organization that claims to be charitable but has been declared by Israel as supporting terrorist organizations. British authorities have investigated it several times but closed the probes for "lack of evidence."
The British Board of Deputies, a Jewish group, vowed to oppose the proposal to wipe out Holocaust Day. "The whole point is to remember the darkest day of modern history," said Mike Whine, director of the body.
Holocaust Memorial trustee Louise Ellman, who also serves as a member of Parliament for the Labor party, said, "These Muslim groups should stop trying to evade the enormity of the Holocaust."
Blair established Holocaust Day four years ago after being urged by the country's Jewish leaders to mark an official national memorial to six million Jews murdered under the Nazi regime. The memorial day is held on January 27 every year. Final recommendations on the proposal will be submitted to Blair Sept. 22.
A Moslem member on one of the committees which prepared the proposal to change the memorial to Genocide Day said, "The very name Holocaust Memorial Day sounds too exclusive to many young Moslems. It sends out the wrong signals that the lives of one people are to be remembered more than others. It’s a grievance that extremists are able to exploit."
Ibrahim Hewitt, chairman of Interpal, said, 'There are 500 Palestinian towns and villages that have been wiped out over the years. That’s pretty genocidal to me."
Interpal is a Moslem organization that claims to be charitable but has been declared by Israel as supporting terrorist organizations. British authorities have investigated it several times but closed the probes for "lack of evidence."
The British Board of Deputies, a Jewish group, vowed to oppose the proposal to wipe out Holocaust Day. "The whole point is to remember the darkest day of modern history," said Mike Whine, director of the body.
Holocaust Memorial trustee Louise Ellman, who also serves as a member of Parliament for the Labor party, said, "These Muslim groups should stop trying to evade the enormity of the Holocaust."