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Holocaust denier David Irving arriving in London on Thursday. (AP)
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David Irving: Jews should ask themselves why they are hated
By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent

Holocaust denier David Irving on Friday said Jews should ask themselves why they have been hated throughout history.

"They [Jews] should ask themselves the question, 'Why have they been so hated for 3000 years that there has been pogrom after pogrom in country after country?', said Irving, speaking at a press conference he convened in England on Friday, a day after he was released from an Austrian prison.

Irving, who was sentenced to three years in prison for denying the Holocaust, was released last week after his appeal was granted.
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Asked if he sees himself as anti-Semitic, Irving said, "No, I like to think I am not."

But immediately following his answer, Irving expressed his support for Mel Gibson's comments that "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."

Irving also took pride in the success of his books and claimed that he the fortune he made from sales of his biography on World War II German General Erwin Rommel enabled him to walk into a car showroom with a paper bag stuffed with cash to buy a "Nigger brown Rolls-Royce."

Irving's comments aroused great anger within Britain's Jewish community.

Lord Janner, president of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said Irving's release was "unwarranted" and that Irving's "latest comments were totally to be expected and should be totally ignored."

Ephraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel, said Irving's behavior since his release in evidence that he should have remained in prison
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  1.   Some of my best friends are Irvings 22:09  |  Alan 23/12/06
  2.   I know why 22:18  |  Einstein 23/12/06
  3.   Why Jews are Hated 22:27  |  Israeli 23/12/06
  4.   Oxygen of publicity 22:29  |  Leah R 23/12/06
  5.   Why Jews are hated 22:30  |  Miriam 23/12/06
  6.   No, Jews should ask themselves.... 22:59  |  George 23/12/06
  7.   Jews should NOT ask themselves why they are hated BY D.IRVING 22:59  |  Vittorio 23/12/06
  8.   simple answer 23:00  |  Richie 23/12/06
  9.   Little men with big mouths 23:04  |  Mike 23/12/06
  10.   # 3 Isn`t that Irving`s p;oint? 23:09  |  kevin 23/12/06
  11.   David Irving should ask himself... 23:10  |  Rob 23/12/06
  12.   Irving Accepts Invitation To Be Intervied By Borat! 23:10  |  Lavi 23/12/06
  13.   Why Are Jews Hated? 23:14  |  Dan 23/12/06
  14.   #5 Miriam, not a puzzle at all 23:14  |  Kevin 23/12/06
  15.   Ephraim Zuroff`s Stupid Remark 23:14  |  Harry D 23/12/06
  16.   #5 23:17  |  Moshe 23/12/06
  17.   Don`t give this guys column inches - he`s not worth it ! 23:22  |  redmike 23/12/06
  18.   to Miriam 23:25  |  Israeli 23/12/06
  19.   to Miriam 23:25  |  Israeli 23/12/06
  20.   Jailed Irving a bitter old man 23:27  |  Dave 23/12/06
  21.   Sick men hate because they R sick 23:30  |  sam 23/12/06
  22.   It is in his `blood` now 23:38  |  TonyL 23/12/06
  23.   funny reaction 23:40  |  Sjoerd 23/12/06
  24.   irving 23:41  |  ted 23/12/06
  25.   Its the age long struggle between Good and Evil! 23:44  |  Naro 23/12/06
  26.   to kevin, it`s clear 23:47  |  Israeli 23/12/06
  27.   36 KEVIN IS UNABLE TO LOOK UP HISTORY! 23:50  |  paul harris 23/12/06
  28.   hated only b y evil people because we are holy and they are evil. 23:51  |  ralph 23/12/06
  29.   They did and the answer is cristal clear 23:54  |  Gnivri Divad 23/12/06
  30.   Mel Gibson lookalike 23:55  |  ChanahS 23/12/06
  31.   Why are they hated? 23:56  |  Ness 23/12/06
  32.   bad man, good question 00:02  |  justajew 24/12/06
  33.   this is what i hate 00:06  |  sho 24/12/06
  34.   Irving should not be in jail. He should be ignored. 00:08  |  Shlomo from Tel Aviv 24/12/06
  35.   A MESSAGE TO JEW-HATERS 00:13  |  Shifra Hoffman 24/12/06
  36.   Is Irving really an anti-Semite? 00:14  |  Geoff 24/12/06
  37.   Kevin-what #3 meant 00:19  |  Steve 24/12/06
  38.   Jews should ask themselves why they are hated 00:22  |  Ynom 24/12/06
  39.   irving 00:24  |  baracuda 24/12/06
  40.   Bigots like Irving. 00:24  |  Esther 24/12/06
  41.   dear Kevin -- get a clue 00:25  |  Mike 24/12/06
  42.   izzy 00:25  |  Izzy Haffner 24/12/06
  43.   Jews hated? 00:35  |  Daniel 24/12/06
  44.   #11 Kevin 00:51  |  a reader 24/12/06
  45.   Truly a bigot is a prisoner of his own hatred 00:51  |  albert amato 24/12/06
  46.   Jews responsible??? 00:52  |  thinking clearly 24/12/06
  47.   Irving, I Know Satan Hates The Jews, Could You Be One Of His ... 01:06  |  Lavi 24/12/06
  48.   Q&A (2nd try) 01:08  |  KUTW 24/12/06
  49.   Enlightening seminar 01:11  |  Manuel Gwiazda 24/12/06
  50.   Mr Irving should ask himself why he hates the Jews 01:12  |  a goy reader 24/12/06
  51.   re Ynom 01:15  |  Axel 24/12/06
  52.   Why Jews Are Hated 01:17  |  Melk 24/12/06
  53.   JEWS ARE HATED BEACUSE THEY ARE AN EASY TERGET. 01:19  |  MIKE 24/12/06
  54.   to David Irving..Be Happy..151 jews Nobel Prizes are smailing... 01:25  |  abraham...mico 24/12/06
  55.   irving 01:25  |  daniel 24/12/06
  56.   I know why Irving Hates me 01:28  |  Alon 24/12/06
  57.   Instead of Delusions 01:29  |  BP J-W 24/12/06
  58.   a satisactory anwer 01:32  |  Kym 24/12/06
  59.   why they are hated 01:34  |  Shmuelshachor 24/12/06
  60.   Non-Jews should ask themselves why they hate Jews! 01:36  |  Mauro 24/12/06
  61.   Easy 01:47  |  Lee 24/12/06
  62.   Why Jew are Hated 01:57  |  Dr. Dianne Garcia-Do 24/12/06
  63.   #20 - "...because we are holy and they are evil." 02:24  |  chet 24/12/06
  64.   Re:28 Is he an antisemite? 02:35  |  Michael 24/12/06
  65.   gre2375 02:56  |  Grigoriy Mendelson 24/12/06
  66.   why Jews deserve hate 03:04  |  Anubhav 24/12/06
  67.   Jews and hatred 03:15  |  Naim S. Mahlab 24/12/06
  68.   Because So Many Great Punch Lines Are In Yiddish! 03:21  |  Peter 24/12/06
  69.   my dear irving, we know the answer. evil men will always hate us. 03:22  |  ralph 24/12/06
  70.   why Jews are hated 03:22  |  dubious 24/12/06
  71.   paul harris and history 03:25  |  dubious 24/12/06
  72.   Why Give Irving Attention 03:43  |  Zafar 24/12/06
  73.   everyone hates a leader 03:48  |  evelyn-the christian 24/12/06
  74.   ralph 03:53  |  G. 24/12/06
  75.   "Rabidly pro-zionist Jew?" #20??? 03:54  |  sg 24/12/06
  76.   You fool yourselves that you aren`t hated 03:56  |  Gordon 24/12/06
  77.   # 37 Steve 03:59  |  Kevin 24/12/06
  78.   Kind of ironic, reading the responses 04:04  |  Canadian 24/12/06
  79.   Mr.Irwing 04:26  |  Lee 24/12/06
  80.   # 41 Mike 04:30  |  Kevin 24/12/06
  81.   David Irving 04:36  |  Bob Lang 24/12/06
  82.   I Also Know Why 04:48  |  Daniel F 24/12/06
  83.   WHY JEWS ARE HATED 05:03  |  PAULA