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The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) wrote to 460 town halls and educational centers asking them to boycott the UK's Holocaust Memorial Day.
The IHRC, which British media has linked to Iran, said it was "morally unacceptable" that Gaza was not considered a "genocide" alongside the Holocaust.
The Holocaust Memorial Day this year - on January 27 - will commemorate 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.
IHRC also wrote a letter to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust itself, imploring the body to include Gaza on the list of genocides.
The letter quotes the Holocaust Memorial Day's website, which states the aim of the day is to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, as well as victims of recent genocides in "Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers remarks at the Holocaust Educational Trust's annual appeal dinner, Sep. 16, 2024. (credit: SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE)
IHRC said that the failure to include Gaza in commemorations undermines the aim of marking the Holocaust, which is to prevent further genocides from occurring.
"Failure to recognize Gaza as a site of genocide is to remain silent in the face of profound injustice," it said.
"We urge supporters to request HMD organizers to acknowledge the genocide in Gaza in their 2025 commemoration."
It added that if the organizers refuse, supporters should "publicize the event organizer’s refusal to recognize all genocides, including that of the Palestinians in Gaza" and "organize a boycott of their event until they commit to opposing and condemning all genocides universally."
The chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen Pollock, told The Telegraph that the IHRC’s call to boycott the day was “shocking and disgraceful."
“This is a cynical attempt to denigrate and undermine the memory of the Holocaust by drawing false parallels between the Holocaust – a unique and unprecedented episode in history – and unrelated current events," she added.
The IHRC, which British media has linked to Iran, said it was "morally unacceptable" that Gaza was not considered a "genocide" alongside the Holocaust.
The Holocaust Memorial Day this year - on January 27 - will commemorate 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.
IHRC also wrote a letter to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust itself, imploring the body to include Gaza on the list of genocides.
The letter quotes the Holocaust Memorial Day's website, which states the aim of the day is to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, as well as victims of recent genocides in "Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.”
IHRC said that the failure to include Gaza in commemorations undermines the aim of marking the Holocaust, which is to prevent further genocides from occurring.
"Failure to recognize Gaza as a site of genocide is to remain silent in the face of profound injustice," it said.
"We urge supporters to request HMD organizers to acknowledge the genocide in Gaza in their 2025 commemoration."
It added that if the organizers refuse, supporters should "publicize the event organizer’s refusal to recognize all genocides, including that of the Palestinians in Gaza" and "organize a boycott of their event until they commit to opposing and condemning all genocides universally."
The chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen Pollock, told The Telegraph that the IHRC’s call to boycott the day was “shocking and disgraceful."
“This is a cynical attempt to denigrate and undermine the memory of the Holocaust by drawing false parallels between the Holocaust – a unique and unprecedented episode in history – and unrelated current events," she added.
