At its best, this is indoctrination to stop anyone questioning Israel's actions.

At its worst it's the beginnings of a "dob them in" system to get school children to dob in (report on) anyone who speaks out about the actions in Israel.

Vali.D.Rightman, Calgary, Canada

Should schools also teach the Genocide aginst people in Gaza and the West Bank?

Anton, Menchester,

Personally, I fail to see how a holocaust training regimen will prevent future tragedies such as the destruction of Iraq, and the threatened destruction of Iran. It appears that Shoah memories have caused many of today's wars, including the starving of 1.5 million people behind barbwire in Gaza.

John Marker, Paletine, Texas

The facts are clear. They may not fit your prejudices, Mike, Paxman, Mannstein, but tough. Your families shouldn't suffer a Holocaust, either. The problem for the future is one you help create - murderous hatred based on fiction. I suggest you check how Palestinians indoctrinate their children.

M. Biggar, Liverpool,

Teaching the Holocaust does not deny the suffering of any other race or peoples. By highlighting the "scientific" and calculated approach to the suffering of the Jews in Europe, where Western civilization was at its height, we can see the universality and timeless relevance of the event.

Nancy, Toronto, Canada

it is not a negative thing that there will be holocaust training. but considering the political climate of today, a Islam specialist is more appropriate, given the growing Islamophobia.

sara, rome, italy

Didn't the english help liberate the jews from the nazis?

Why do they need sensitivity training when they already passed the test of history. Save the holocaust lessons for the Germans and reverse your immigration problem before you go extinct.

Richard Nixon, CA,

Hope the teachers to be trained will be allowed to study the
forensic and science evidence for the Holocaust as distinct
from the conventional view.The witness accounts many discredited even by Israel and its courts.
They should start by studying the full text from NWT for starters.

grendon underwood, sutton, england

Will the 'holocaust education' mention the Armenian genocide, the Palestinian Nakba, the virtual destruction of Native American Indian civilisation, the Ukrainian Holdomor or the victims of the Irish famine? I don't think so. This proposed 'education' is worse than worthless, it is dangerous.

Tom Sullivan, Dublin, Ireland

If we learned something from the holocaust we would be focused on stopping it in such countries as Palestine now, as opposed to constanly just remembering one holocaust of several decades ago, while remaining silent about the ones taking place before our eyes. I guess we have not learned very much.

Bill, San Diego, California

So that's it, then? We have completely, finally lost it? It is shaping up to be a complete and utter waste of time to go to school as basic subjects are to be swept aside to spend more time for the "special interest groups". This type of propaganda has no place unless we brainwash children now.

Marvin K, Helensborough, Scotland

This seems like nothing more than "politically correct" and "guilt" being rammed down our throats when we had nothing to do with the problem, or helped to stop it! How about the 1915 Holocaust(TM) of the Armenians or the present-day Holocaust(TM) of the Palestinians - they are not being recognised?

Thelma Blaine, Londonderry, UK

If teaching about the holocaust inflicted onto the Jewish people during WWII is supposed to combat racism and intolerance, what about all the other Holocausts happening around this planet? The genocide of the Palestinian people for instance? Are they going to teach about that too?

Alex, LONDON,

Enough already! There are 50 states in the U.S. but there are 100+ holocaust institutions. In spite of the economy, business is booming for the holocaust industry. I'd like to know if anyone can identify another historical event that scholars are prohibited from critically/forensically examining.

thomas, Toronto, canada

Which Holocaust numbers will be taught?

The nine million portrayed in the French doc "Night and Fog"?

The six million number that's been pumped into our brains, non-stop, since birth?

And what about the changed numbers at Auschwitz that dropped from 4 to one million??

Which one is to be used?

Greg Bacon, Douglas, Occupied America

When are we going to cease to be subjected to this Jewish propoganda. How many more movies, how many more compensaion claims.The Jews control the worlds finances (Done a great job), Finances control who gets into govt, Govt decides what we learn.

Mictch Rollinson, Auckland, NZ

Over 72 million people died during WW II, and it wasn't, contrary to popular newspaper headlines, all about Jewish victims or the holocaust (named as such over 2 decades afterwards). China lost over 9 million, 20 million in Russia. The world is nuts if we're only suppose to care about one race.

JoeP, Richmond, VA, USA

How about teaching our kids about the hundreds of thousands of Scottish and Irish people sent by the English to the Americas as slaves.

Thomas O'Neill, Alexandria, Scotland

Enough! How about some education for our kids on how Palestinians are being subjected to Nazi style treatment from the poor victimized Israelis/Jews? Thought not. holocausts are only holocausts when they supposedly happen to the chosen ones.

Paul, Cairns, Australia

Those Holocaust specialists will have to teach about, `Judea Declares War on Germany`, being the headline in the Daily Express for 24March1933 and whether Jews thereafter might well have been correctly seen as enemy aliens.

They will need to answer why exactly did Judea declare war on Germany ?

michael mazur, brunswick, australia

my kids wont be attending the classes. end of story.

georgie, maidenhead, uk

Having just returned from Yad Vashem in Jerusalem I think the scheme is a fantastic idea. The learnings from the Holocaust teach us not just about anti- semitism but how a country can systematically destroy and irradicate a group of people. Look at recent crimes the genocide in Palestine and Iraq.

Stewart Smith, London,

The fact that there are so many comments posted here against Holocaust education as a means to address diversity issues, genocide, intolerance, and prejudices of all kinds precisely illustrates why teaching this subject is so important.

R Brown, U.S.,

As one British historian recently proclaimed, "Holocaust holocaust holocaust I'm all holocausted out."

I can't agree with him more.

Mannstein, Cambridge, USA

I would venture to guess that these folks will be trained to spot "Holocaust denial" and to report it to the authorities. They will function less as teachers than as commissars.

One per school, indeed ... that's all you need, right?

Eyes and ears of the shadow state

Riley DeWiley, Seattle, USA

Do the Jews really believe that they are the only ones who suffer? Do the Zionists really think that the Palestinian feels no pain?

Dave, Denver, USA

Be humorous to see our PC kings and queens teaching a class of 50% Muslim kids in our glorious inner cities about this. What if mummy and daddy just don`t believe? Give it the old PC `all belief has its place?` Like to be there. Should have told the truth from day one, holocaust = fact.

Victor Trador, Prague, Czech Rep

I also wonder if they will teach about the millions of innocent German citizens that were bombed and killed by the Brits and Americans. Was that not also a 'holocaust'?

Kevin, San Luis Obispo, USA

If this is about combatting 'racism and intolerance', surely it is a contradiction to focus on a single 'race' whilst researching the history of that period. And why single out the 'holocaust' for special attention? History must be studied objectively if we wish not to repeat these hideous crimes.

Chris, London, England

Never Forget! and most importantly never let this happen again!

marc, London,

Having just returned from Yad Vashem in Jerusalem I think the scheme is a fantastic idea. The learnings from the Holocaust teach us not just about anti- semitism but how a country can systematically destroy and irradicate a group of people. Look at recent crimes the genocide in Rwanda and Seribia!

marc, London,

Those who do not know history are doomed to repeate it (& indeed we have). I'm proud that my ancestors fought against Hitler & think that anything that promotes the education of children about history, our history too, is to be welcomed.

Margaret, Ely, England

I don't care about the holocaust. There are two sides to every coin, how comes we only here the sides of the victors of these wars? Thats not history it brainwashing.

Adolf, munich, Germany

Paxman - what's wrong with your memory? I'm old enough to remember it too. The word "holocaust" wasn't used till later, but there were lots of media reports, lots of trials in various countries, and lots of sentences.
In Germany, thank goodness, this unspeakable crime is far from being forgotten.

alan, germany,

so will the schools be offered extra tutition about the slave trade ,the true biggest defilement of the human species.
no i doubt it.
slavery makes any other disaster a scatch on the surface

a feldwicke, hove, united kingdom

Because this only demonstrates who is really controlling your country (Hint: not the British people).

Students keep failing the most basic tests, graduate unprepared but they need "specialists" for this?

I call it INDOCTRINATION at it's finest.

Hugh Rossen, new york, usa

Both world wars...funded on both sides by the same banking system....what a joke!!! more to the point what a waste of 1.5 million......who cares the past has gone.....lets get over it, not drag it up!!

mike, hull, UK

Are they also going to cover the fire bombing of who knows how many German civivlians by the victorious English and Allies? The term "holocaust " was orginally used for a catastrophe involving fire. It would only be fair. Hiroshama and Nagasaki might be included also. Only fair in 3rd millenium, no?

Bobby, long beach, United States

I was born before WWII

There was nothing about a Holocaust in the papers and there was nothing about a Holocaust during the Nuremberg kangaroo trials. Churchill never mentioned it, Eisenhower never mentioned it and neither did De-Gaul.
Why have we not had a court of inquiry into this matter?

Paxman, Auckland, New Zealand

What about the 66 million people killed by the Bolshevik revolution?

Catah, catahville,

This particular holocaust is just one event in history and just one of many holocausts in the last 100 years alone. I would teach my kids to ask questions about all aspects of WWII and if the teacher couldnt answer them I'd want to know why.

Alan, Frankfurt, Germany

With so many youngsters leaving school illiterate and innumerate, I would have thought that appointing specialists in these particular fields would be of far greater benefit to students in particular and society in general.

Jim Kerr, Sheffield, England

Will our children be taught about how Britain and America refused Jews entry? Or about shameful Vichy/Slovakian/Hungarian/Rumanian collaboration in the holocaust? Will they be told that the Wehrmacht took part in as many massacres as the SS Einsatzgruppen? Or just simple goodies and baddies?

Eric Skelton, Cardiff, Wales

What are saying Will? That there is a systematic plan to wipe out the Palestinians as a race? Why shouldn't your kids be taught about the hateful regime which your grandfather probably fought against? Shame that you too seem blinded by your prejudices.

Gav, Sydney, Aus

Teaching about the Holocaust is a way of demonstrating the ultimate consequences of hating another human being simply because of their religion, culture, or the colour of their skin. In Britain and the wider world this lesson is still vital if the words 'never again' are to be any more than a dream.

Paul Tyack, Henlow, England

Just an excuse for a pay rise and a junket somewhere - probably Europe. My son never knowingly 'enjoyed' any citizenship classes - the last big idea before the latest big idea and just after the other big idea.
You can see why Ross and Brand had to go - politicians are so much funnier.

Eddie Reader, birmingham, england

how about a 'specialist' to make sure all English children know that barbary pirates raided our coasts and enslaved hundreds of thousands of us?
I am sure the Palestinians would like to have their side of things heard..or will that fall under 'anti semitism'
One cannot even use the term "orwellian'

will, Horwood, UK

I wouldn't allow this political propaganda to be forced on my kids. 60 million other people died in WW2, not just multicultural left victims.

Martin, Nottingham, England

Why does the article omit 3,000,000 Polish victims of the Nazi Holocaust amongst with hundred of thousands of Gypsies, Jehova Witnesses and gay people?

Filua Mitrone, London, UK

History should be taught as complete subject and only at A level and beyond as a special subject.How can children understand patriotism to their country if this is not the case.The holocast can only be understood in context of all that happened in Europe and beyond especialy in the twentieth century

Kate Craik, Houston,