From the Jerusalem Post. thanks to RH
The letter notes, “We wish to emphasize that it is both legitimate and necessary to acknowledge the suffering of civilians in armed conflicts, including the experiences of Palestinians after 1948. This is a subject that can be addressed without bringing the Holocaust into it.”
It stresses that the Holocaust represents a historical event without parallel: “an industrial, ideologically driven genocide whose aim was the total extermination of the Jewish people.”
When the Holocaust is systematically placed in parallel with other conflicts, there is a risk of relativizing its unique historical status, the missive argues.
It is worth noting that the HL Center was established, among other things, with funds from the restitution settlement following the liquidation of Jewish property during the Holocaust. It also receives funding from the Norwegian government under the Action Plan Against Antisemitism.
“Some parts of the Jewish community don’t think that I should criticize the Israeli government in any way, but that’s impossible. The escalation of the war in May and June, what’s happening in Gaza now – it’s so obvious that the Israeli government is breaking humanitarian laws,” he said. “We’re not doing a comparison with the Holocaust in that we are not saying that the Israeli government is doing the same as the Nazis, but there are some parts of the policies – or in warfare – that are comparable, such as ethnic cleansing and dehumanizing language,”
3 Responses
Is there an Extermination Aimed lSuffering-per-Capita index for various ethnic/national/… groups — Jews, Ukrainians. Yazidis, Hindus, Christians, Sunni/Shia fratricidists, …
Was the Holodomor ‘worse’ than the Holocaust? In what ways?
Which perps deserve the greatest punishment, quarantining?
When will corrective revenge be defined and applied?
Is head-first marination in feral swine manure an adequate disincentive for those convicted of perp’ing a terrorist act?
Shorter version:
The 13 remaining Jews in Norway -all Communists – hate Israel.
Prediction – the Muslims in Norway will kill them eventually if they stay.