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Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123309682003921603.html
Holocaust Memorials Have Become a Substitute for Acting Against Modern Fascists
[Wall Street Journal Europe] Daniel Schwammenthal - Holocaust Memorial Day has become an annual ritual in which Europeans promise moral clarity and courage the next time it's needed. Yet the list of post-Holocaust genocides is long: the killing fields of Cambodia, the slaughter of Tutsis in Rwanda, the murder of Christians and animists in southern Sudan and the continuing destruction of Muslims in Darfur. Nor have solemn declarations about the evils of the Holocaust ended Europe's booming trade with those dreaming of Israel's destruction, the mullahs in Tehran. The ceremonies have become a substitute for action against modern fascists, predominantly Islamist.