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               Germany Condemns Holocaust Cartoon Contest in Iran

   by Associated Press

   Germany is condemning a contest in Iran for cartoons depicting the
   Holocaust, saying it sows hatred and deepens divisions in the Middle
   East.

   The event was organized by non-governmental bodies with support from
   Iran's hard-liners. A previous contest in 2006 got a boost from
   then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who referred to the Holocaust as a
   "myth."

   German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said Wednesday that
   "the murder of 6 million men, women and children during the Holocaust,
   for which we Germans bear guilt and responsibility, must not be
   abandoned to ridicule."

   Schaefer said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier made
   clear during a February visit to Tehran that no further such
   competition should take place, and that it was "very regrettable" it
   went ahead.

   Israel's prime minister has condemned the contest.

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