Norwegian Lawmaker: No Evidence for the Holocaust

[Smaland]

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Anders Mathisen is on the left in this photo. Image posted at an.no.


Labor Party lawmaker Anders Mathisen reportedly told the Finnmarken newspaper that the Holocaust never happened and challenged readers to prove him wrong.

“There is no evidence the gas chambers or mass graves existed," he told the newspaper, according to reports. "Even reputable Holocaust historians have admitted it cannot be established.”

Full story (http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?ID=213159&R=R1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

[The Ripper]

"Holocaust survivors are aghast at the morally repugnant comments of a Norwegian member of Parliament," Elan Steinberg, vice president of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants, said in a statement.

"Member of Parliament" and "lawmaker" are a bit misleading. He's a member of the Sámi parliament, Sametinget (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_Parliament_of_Norway).