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U.K. Jews irked by Tory chief's 'gimmick' reference to Auchwitz trips
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Gordon Brown, David Cameron 

The umbrella group representing the Jewish communities in Britain criticized remarks made Friday by Conservative Party leader David Cameron in which the Tory chief referred to a government plan to commission school trips to Auschwitz as a "gimmick."

"The Board of Deputies does not get involved in party politics but we are surprised and disappointed that David Cameron should in any way have used the word 'gimmick' in connection with visits to Auschwitz," the Board of Deputies of British Jews said in a statement.

During an appearance before party supporters in Bolton, Cameron took issue with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, accusing his government of pursuing "gimmicks that grabbed headlines but amounted to nothing," according to the daily Guardian.
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Cameron cited a list of 26 such "gimmicks," number four of which was "trips to Auschwitz," the Guardian reported.

"MPs of all parties have supported these visits and understand their importance and we are grateful to Gordon Brown and the government for having made funding available to enable two sixth formers from every secondary school to participate," the Board of Deputies said.


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      1.   Holocaust memory 10:56  |  Euro-Jew 23/02/08
      2.   the word `gimmick` in connection with visits to Auschwitz 10:59  |  samos 23/02/08
      3.   Don`t let the clothes fool you 12:36  |  Paul Wood 23/02/08
      4.   Cameron irked he did not think of it first... 13:18  |  Esther 23/02/08
      5.   #2 Samostory 13:25  |  You must be joking 23/02/08
      6.   Cameron lacks substance 13:25  |  JW 23/02/08
      7.   Certainly it`s a gimmick 13:29  |  Natallie Durson 23/02/08
      8.   bus bombings 13:34  |  brad 23/02/08
      9.   "irked jews" 13:49  |  never ending 23/02/08
      10.   Jewish blood? 13:57  |  miloimnick frm north 23/02/08
      11.   #2 samos 14:13  |  danny 23/02/08
      12.   #1 US trucks for Jewish children blocked by Zionists 14:16  |  L A 23/02/08
      13.   Government Spin 14:32  |  TRS 23/02/08
      14.   British Jewish community 15:04  |  Neve 23/02/08
      15.   euro jew - what was the plan 15:32  |  topanga 23/02/08
      16.   #11 TRS 15:35  |  Paul Wood 23/02/08
      17.   Auschwitz visits 15:43  |  Jacques 23/02/08
      18.   No British Jews will vote for this moron 16:27  |  Hannah 23/02/08
      19.   Natalie Durson - WRONG as usual 16:31  |  Hannah 23/02/08
      20.   Actually, Germany Should... 16:42  |  Yosemite 23/02/08
      21.   # 20 Yosemite..... 17:37  |  Lynn 23/02/08
      22.   # 2 samos...... 17:43  |  Lynn 23/02/08
      23.   NatknowseverythingDurson 17:46  |  educator 23/02/08
      24.   12. & 15. the British Plan - I 17:47  |  Euro-Jew 23/02/08
      25.   12. & 15. the British Plan - II 17:51  |  Euro-Jew 23/02/08
      26.   Auschwitz 18:12  |  Jacques 23/02/08
      27.   Shame they can`t get irked about what..... 18:24  |  Deborah 23/02/08
      28.   get mad with brown not cameron 19:04  |  stephen 23/02/08
      29.   Holocaust education 19:17  |  Ethel 23/02/08
      30.   Censored? 19:29  |  Neve 23/02/08
      31.   Auchwitz trips 19:42  |  Scott Havsy 23/02/08
      32.   #26 Jacques 20:02  |  Paul Wood 23/02/08
      33.   #28 Stephen 20:25  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/02/08
      34.   Auschwitz and historical accuracy/gimmicry 20:55  |  Jan Jansen 23/02/08
      35.   funding for trips 20:55  |  mohamed 23/02/08
      36.   reactions to cameron 21:30  |  michel 23/02/08
      37.   To 30 21:35  |  eldorado 23/02/08
      38.   advise 21:37  |  niko 23/02/08
      39.   Of course, it`s a "gimmick" 21:59  |  hollingsworth 23/02/08
      40.   Yes, Auschwitz is a cheap gimmick 22:07  |  Clickfool 23/02/08
      41.   Where racialism leads 22:14  |  Joseph 23/02/08
      42.   Sorry, clickfool, I disagree 23:09  |  hollingsworth 23/02/08
      43.   Honourable Jewish Gentlemen 23:15  |  John Mackie 23/02/08
      44.   HOW LITTLE HAARETZ UNDERSTANDS ABOUT NEW LABOUR!! 23:29  |  Ian 23/02/08
      45.   holohoax is real. numbers dont lie 23:47  |  retributor 23/02/08
      46.   UK Jews Are British Citizens and Have The 00:07  |  Prince Andrew`s Son 24/02/08
      47.   If the Europeans want to use these 00:41  |  Rav 24/02/08
      48.   Cameron is a known bigot 00:51  |  Liliane 24/02/08
      49.   No 30. Trips to Egyt to see persecution of its Jews 00:55  |  Egyptjewrefugee 24/02/08
      50.   #30; mohamed were not talking about self inflicted 02:42  |  Doc Holliday 24/02/08
      51.   @12, la, where did you get that info, sources pls? 03:35  |  vladimir 24/02/08
      52.   euronazi, @24. rav weismandel was enemy of zionists 03:47  |  vladimir 24/02/08
      53.   #37 Hollingsworth 03:55  |  michhell 24/02/08
      54.   Stupid face stupid has a stupod brain too 04:36  |  chad 24/02/08
      55.   #10 miloimnic frm north 06:43  |  Max Zinger P.Chimist 24/02/08
      56.   @52 Vladimir, British actions or inactions regarding saving Jews 07:09  |  Max Zinger P.Chimist 24/02/08
      57.   John Mackie Prays to Jewish Chap 07:16  |  Joan Stuchner 24/02/08
      58.   #51 Released British government declassified documents. 07:24  |  L A 24/02/08
      59.   @56, max i know all tghe facts you describe, even 11:15  |  vladimir 24/02/08
      60.   @58, LA. if it will be true all right press of israel would blow 11:24  |  vladimir 24/02/08
      61.   And old Almanacs never lie 11:27  |  Dav 24/02/08
      62.   How can it be explained? 11:47  |  Dav 24/02/08
      63.   Auschwitz is not central to Britain. 12:24  |  Michael 24/02/08
      64.   # 57 re; John Mackie prays to a Jewish chap JOAN I LOVED IT!!! 12:31  |  petra 24/02/08
      65.   the sun never sets on Britain? 12:34  |  petra 24/02/08
      66.   #60 There are many things that the press know 13:15  |  L A 24/02/08
      67.   @66, la, i buy books in many other places. i have 14:29  |  vladimir 24/02/08
      68.   #61; Dav, your right old alamanacs never lie, but people do! P-1 15:49  |  Doc Holliday 24/02/08
      69.   #61; Dav, your right old alamanacs never lie, but people do! P-2 15:56  |  Doc Holliday 24/02/08
      70.   #34; Jan Jansen and his poor research, old story new storyteller 17:33  |  Doc Holliday 24/02/08
      71.   #67 So because you don`t have the book it does 18:26  |  L A 24/02/08
      72.   #67; LA, you guys make it so easy, like shooting ducks 19:57  |  Doc Holliday 24/02/08
      73.   David Cameron and his comments 21:01  |  JR 24/02/08
      74.   It`s a biggest gimmick of all 21:35  |  cry baby 24/02/08
      75.   #73 21:39  |  Steve 24/02/08
      76.   Gimmick 22:39  |  Michaelpielet@yahoo. 24/02/08
      77.   Jews were the only religion targeted for extinction. 22:52  |  hollingsworth 24/02/08
      78.   Nice try girls (Joan and Petra) 23:31  |  John Mackie 24/02/08
      79.   Anthony Eden 05:24  |  Jo]hn Williams 25/02/08
      80.   #72 He was referred to as C not Z .Tastes fine 06:14  |  L A 25/02/08
      81.   #77 Enlighten me 08:08  |  Steve 25/02/08
      82.   #75 08:25  |  JR 25/02/08
      83.   #80; LA, when the facts don`t fit stick with the lie, right LA 14:11  |  Doc Holliday 25/02/08
      84.   To # 83 It is the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 15:17  |  L A 25/02/08
      85.   #84; It is not the truth, Amos Oz stated the interview never 16:42  |  Doc Holliday 25/02/08
      86.   Steve 20:42  |  hollingsworth 25/02/08
      87.   #85 Hollinsworth 22:24  |  Steve 25/02/08
      88.   Steve, making it up as he goes 00:08  |  hollingworth 26/02/08
      89.   #87 Yeh not Yeah 03:46  |  Steve 26/02/08
      90.   #86:hollingsworth and the discredited revisionist view 15:28  |  Doc Holliday 26/02/08
      91.   laughable cont. 20:12  |  hollingsworth 26/02/08
      92.   to #10 Arthur Francis Levita 19:26  |  jehiel chaleff 31/07/08
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