re: A I refuses to say how many Jews were killed by the Nazis but knows all about the NABKA!!

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We say 6 million because the jews say it was 6 million.

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The "number" congealed around statements by Eichmann made to another person in 1944. That came out during the 1961 trial, but a number between 5 and 6 million has been derived from census data and quite a bit of digging through Nazi archives.

Even the global civilian death total has a fairly wide range - as low as 35 to 38 million or as much as 55 to 60 million. Records are incomplete (Russia and China suffered enormous civilian casualties and records that would have helped narrow the number were destroyed during the fighting). While the Nazis kept detailed records, overall, as the war was ending, the killing ramped up and record keeping got lax.

The Nazis also killed millions of Soviet POWs and members of "undesirable" groups (Slavs, Gypsies, disabled, etc.)

Questioning the number for historical accuracy's sake is fine. Consensus seems to be in the 5 million to 6 million range (certainly not unreasonable), but certainly the Nazis had a target goal of surviving Jews on the planet: 0.

To parse these estimated numbers as a "gotcha" to either Jews or Israel is a questionable activity, IMHO.