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The Department of Holocaust Studies at Tel Aviv University is to be merged with the Department of Nakba Denial, the Israeli education ministry announced today.
"We believe that the argument regarding the lack of a so-called 'Palestinian nation' which was supposedly dispossessed when the state of Israel came into being has now been pretty well won," said departmental head Professor Dolf Shekelgruber.
Both the Department of Holocaust Studies and the Department of Nakba Denial specialise in the history of events leading up to the founding of the state of Israel in 1948.
"Now that the historical fact of Israel's peaceful establishment in a non-populated land has been accepted by all but a few extreme intellectual cranks, it seems foolish to waste resources running two departments," Professor Shekelgruber said.
In Britain, the Foreign Office and the Department of Human Resources welcomed the merge as an important step on the road to peace in the Middle East.
"In order to understand the present, we must learn the lessons of the past," said junior education minister Delbert Lidtrap. "We must learn them thoroughly, we must apply them consistently, and we must teach them with proper regard for economic necessity."
The US government also welcomed the Israeli move. "This is an important stepping stone towards a genuine road map of major constructivity," said White House spokesman Prescott Kennedy.
"The American government is pleased to see the University of Tel Aviv taking steps that will facilitate future changes in attitude with regard to the history of the last century," Mr Kennedy continued.
"As resources in the Middle East are used up and American interest in the region declines, there will naturally be a period of US disengagement from the Israeli state," Mr Kennedy said. "Intellectual acceptance of what is now called Holocaust denial may well be an integral part of that process, and we're considerably happified at Israel's display of foresight in this regard."
The Department of Holocaust Studies at Tel Aviv University is to be merged with the Department of Nakba Denial, the Israeli education ministry announced today.
"We believe that the argument regarding the lack of a so-called 'Palestinian nation' which was supposedly dispossessed when the state of Israel came into being has now been pretty well won," said departmental head Professor Dolf Shekelgruber.
Both the Department of Holocaust Studies and the Department of Nakba Denial specialise in the history of events leading up to the founding of the state of Israel in 1948.
"Now that the historical fact of Israel's peaceful establishment in a non-populated land has been accepted by all but a few extreme intellectual cranks, it seems foolish to waste resources running two departments," Professor Shekelgruber said.
In Britain, the Foreign Office and the Department of Human Resources welcomed the merge as an important step on the road to peace in the Middle East.
"In order to understand the present, we must learn the lessons of the past," said junior education minister Delbert Lidtrap. "We must learn them thoroughly, we must apply them consistently, and we must teach them with proper regard for economic necessity."
The US government also welcomed the Israeli move. "This is an important stepping stone towards a genuine road map of major constructivity," said White House spokesman Prescott Kennedy.
"The American government is pleased to see the University of Tel Aviv taking steps that will facilitate future changes in attitude with regard to the history of the last century," Mr Kennedy continued.
"As resources in the Middle East are used up and American interest in the region declines, there will naturally be a period of US disengagement from the Israeli state," Mr Kennedy said. "Intellectual acceptance of what is now called Holocaust denial may well be an integral part of that process, and we're considerably happified at Israel's display of foresight in this regard."
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