Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza | Common Dreams
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"In what kind of society can one openly advocate policies modeled on Hitler's conduct? In a society that feels complete impunity due to America's protection," one foreign policy expert said.

Former Israeli Knesset member Moshe Feiglin quoted Adolf Hitler as he called for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip and create a “Hebrew Gaza.”

Feiglin, who quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party to found the right-wing Zehut Party and plans to challenge Likud in Israel’s next elections, made the comments during a panel discussion on Israel’s Channel 12 that was shared on social media on Sunday, as Middle East Eye reported.

“We are not guests in our country, this is our country, all of it…” Feiglin said, adding, “As Hitler said, ‘I cannot live if one Jew is left.’ We can’t live here if one ‘Islamo-Nazi’ remains in Gaza.”

  • homoludens@feddit.deEnglish
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    5 months ago

    The claim was “the right wing Zionist used to work with the Nazis”. The “source” is describing

    • a splinter group (that was opposed by other Zionists)
    • trying to get an agreement with the Nazis
    • that would allow all Jews to leave the Nazi territories
    • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
      166·
      5 months ago

      Of course the right wing was opposed by other Zionists. They were radical fascists. That’s why I said right wing (the minority) and not all of them. The problem is the right wing is now the majority. Revisionist Zionists control Israel today. They did far more than try to get agreements and it was for way more than for Jews to leave Nazi territory. Stern was hoping to get Nazi backing to attack the British in Palestine and to help prop up the fascist ethno-state that would be established.

      • homoludens@feddit.deEnglish
        612·
        5 months ago

        I’m not familiar with the factions in Zionism, but according to Wikipedia they were opposed by other revisionist Zionists, e.g. Ze’ev Jabotinsky. Also: still no sources

        • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
          126·
          5 months ago

          I did give you a source, you just didn’t respond to that comment for some reason.

          Also I’m not sure why you think what you’re saying is inconsistent with what I said. The revisionist zionists worked with the Nazis and fascists in Italy. Then after the war started a splinter group continued to work with a Nazis, although there is evidence to say that the other group was also still working with the Nazis. Since you already read Wikipedia you must have seen that part.

          Since you were unfamiliar with the factions of Zionism I suggest you learn about them and that would make you better able to have these discussions. Though keep in mind they’re all friendly with fascists left and right. Because Zionism is inherently a fascist principle.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      129·
      5 months ago

      Opposed? Lehi’s members became big politicians in what would later become israel.

      I have slightly edited my previous comment to include a bit more detail but here’s israeli Prime minister and leader of what used to be Lehi Yitzhak Shamir

      There’s much more. What’s important to know is that Lehi while not the biggest organisation they were extremely violent. At the time they had massive impact on the direction of israel. Their radical Zionism played a big part in shaping israel and their “the end justifies the means” approach can clearly be observed to this day.

      Bonus meme: Lehi also ran the newspaper Hamaas

      • homoludens@feddit.deEnglish
        413·
        5 months ago

        Opposed?

        Yes, opposed: “These appeals to Germany were in direct opposition to the views of other Zionists, such as Ze’ev Jabotinsky, who wanted Britain to defeat the Nazis even as they wanted to expel the British from Palestine.” Source

        What’s important to know is that Lehi while not the biggest organisation they were extremely violent.

        No, for the question of “the right wing Zionists working with the Nazis” it is not important. You can be extremely violent without working with Nazis…

        Their radical Zionism played a big part in shaping israel and their “the end justifies the means” approach can clearly be observed to this day.

        This may well be, but is also not the same as working with Nazis.

        Bonus meme: Lehi also ran the newspaper Hamaas

        Also no relevance for the question of working with Nazis.

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          139·
          5 months ago

          I like the part where you fully ignored a Lehi leader becoming the Prime Minister of israel