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NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Of all of the recriminations aimed at Israel at scores of demonstrations held across the country in response to its military operation against Hamas, none has been more consistently or emphatically employed than comparisons of Israel to the Nazis, or the situation in Gaza to a "Holocaust."
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that in-your-face comparisons of Israel's actions to those of Hitler, or signs altering the Jewish Star of David into a swastika, have been a recurring feature at many rallies across the country, including protests held over the past weekend in several major U.S. cities.
Some demonstrations have included expressions of support for Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, or for terrorism against Israel in general, according to ADL. And some protesters at rallies have spewed inflammatory anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric.
"Freedom of speech is not just a right, it is also a responsibility," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director and a Holocaust survivor. "Comparisons of Israel to the Nazis are a deeply cynical perversion of history, an attempt to turn the tragedy that befell the Jewish people into a bludgeon against Israel.
Originally posted by MikeboydUS
reply to post by 04326
Why can't the Sudanese, Tibetans, or Kurds get six blocks of protesters in Times Square? Where is the outrage over their suffering?
What is the force or power that motivates humans into condemning Jews over Palestine, but ignore the suffering of all peoples not afflicted by the Jews?
What is it that drives these Herds of Hate?
What is this phenomena? For thousands of years this has went on. The Hate is irrational and illogical. The Destruction it inflicts is mindless.
The Palestinians are only pawns in a much greater conflict.
Originally posted by wdkirk
I think we should form a group to protest the protestors.....or would we be protesting against ourselves??? Wow, that back fired.
Originally posted by MikeboydUS
reply to post by 04326
I think we are already sliding down the path to authoritarianism. Most people don't like to think for themselves anymore or think about anything important.
I don't have a problem with protests and demonstrations. What drives me crazy is that barely anyone will lift a finger and help any of the millions upon millions of other people suffering in the world.
That is another of our problems. People don't care anymore, except when it involves Israel or the Jews.
I look at the news stories on Reuters humanitarian new site alertnet almost everyday. Over 1500 people have died in Zimbabwe from Cholera in the past few weeks. 1500 people that could have been saved had it not been for Zimbabwe's corrupt and abusive government ran by Mugabe.
The death toll as of today is at over 1600. Barely anyone cares about their plight.
Where is the outrage? Why do people only single out Israel? ....
..... How can people protest about Injustice, when the Protests themselves are unequal?