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Israeli doctor compared killing Palestinians in Gaza to 'eliminating cockroaches'
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That's about what the Nazis thought about Jews.
Gaza is just Warsaw 2.0.
Well, top Israeli politicians have been calling Palestinians (not Hamas, Palestinians) "human animals" for quite a while now, so it's not at all surprising to seen plenty of Israelis use this and other variants of untermenschen.
Dehumanizing the targeted ethnicity is an essential part of ethno-Fascism and Genocide along ethnic lines, especially the ones were the aggressors want to do a little Holocausting.
Meanwhile Germany "unwaveringly supports" this.
Meanwhile Germany “unwaveringly supports” this.
Meanwhile, the actual German position:
Israel has now fully blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza for over fifty days. Essential supplies are either no longer available or quickly running out. Palestinian civilians - including one million children –face an acute risk of starvation, epidemic disease and death. This must end. We urge Israel to immediately re-start a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza in order to meet the needs of all civilians. During the last ceasefire, the UN and INGO system was able to deliver aid at scale. The Israeli decision to block aid from entering Gaza is intolerable. Minister Katz’s recent comments politicising humanitarian aid and Israeli plans to remain in Gaza after the war are unacceptable – they harm prospects for peace. Humanitarian aid must never be used as a political tool and Palestinian territory must not be reduced nor subjected to any demographic change. Israel is bound under international law to allow the unhindered passage of humanitarian aid.
Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid to those who need it most, independent of parties to the conflict and in accordance with their humanitarian principles. Israel must ensure unhindered access for the UN and humanitarian organisations to operate safely across Gaza. Hamas must not divert aid for their own financial gain or use civilian infrastructure for military purposes.
We reiterate our outrage at recent strikes by Israeli forces on humanitarian personnel, infrastructure, premises and healthcare facilities. Israel must do much more to protect the civilian population, infrastructure and humanitarian workers. This includes restoring deconfliction systems, allowing humanitarian workers free movement within Gaza. And Israel must prevent harm to medical personnel and premises in the course of their military operations. They must allow the urgent healthcare needs of the population to be met, while allowing the sick and wounded to temporarily leave the Gaza Strip to receive treatment.
Crucially, we urge all parties to return to a ceasefire. We continue to call on Hamas for the immediate release of all the remaining hostages, who are enduring terrible suffering. We must all work towards the implementation of a two-state solution, which is the only way to bring long-lasting peace and security to both Israelis and Palestinians and ensure long-term stability in the region.
I don't know if you're a history buff, but in the past Germany was really into this sort of stuff, so I'm not too surprised that Germany would support this.
We all thought Germany had learned from that history, but apparently they didn't learn the correct lesson.
"Nie wieder! Aber..."
It's what the Nazis did to make Jews appear to be subhuman. Yes they called them roaches too
Sounds very much like language from the Rowandan Genocide....
Israel is trying to commit genocide.
Say it.
Rowandan Genocide
It is taken straight from nazi propaganda.
Oh I best not speak out against him, lest I look like an antisemite.
I will never understand how one human can look at another human and not see them as an equal.
It's at that second I view the person as less valuable than the rest of the population. Fuck these people, and there's too many of them...
I don’t disagree with either of you but there is something ironic about what you said.
Haha, it is kind of ironic, but I'd say it's more of the paradox of tolerance.
Yeah true. That’s actually a good point.
I do get where you're coming from, but when I said equal, I mean from a basic humanitarian standpoint. I truly believe every person on this planet should have what they need to survive. Shelter, clean water and food and a basic means to live in society, whatever that looks like in their area.
Even the person in the video deserves this. However, I personally wouldn't help them better themselves beyond those basic functions. You do reap what you sow at some point.
No tolerance
That's why people who care need to band together more
I vite for discord/revolt servers per city/state/country to get things done
Not nazis at all. Not in the slightest. Not mirroring everything nazis used to do, including their propaganda.
Nazis used to call "lesser races" rats, lice, vermin etc. Typical nazi rhetoric. Now nazis are calling Palestinians "cockroaches"
See below an example of a nazi propaganda poster. This "doctor" is a perfect example of a nazi, using exactly the same kind of propaganda.
r/iamatotalpieceofshit
This fucking sociopath, or should I say psychopath, should brush his fucking teeth.
Now there's more than one Holocaust
The Holocaust specifically refers to the genocide of the Jewish people during WW2, if we talk about genocides in general there are many around the world:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_genocide_in_the_United_States
https://1997-2001.state.gov/regions/eur/fs_990331_ksvo_ethnic.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_of_Indigenous_Australians
That is not to excuse the people that do it, just to combat the idea that genocide happened once and will never again and only the nazis are capable of it.
The whole imperialist system is built on top of genocide and should be abolished because of it!
Incorrect - the word is actually Greek in origin and goes back quite a ways before WW2
hol·o·caust /ˈhäləˌkôst,ˈhōləˌkôst,ˈhäləˌkäst,ˈhōləˌkäst/ noun 1. destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war. "a nuclear holocaust"
I'm taking away the term "holocaust" from their exclusive use. There's no reason why it should be reserved for their genocide by the Nazis that they're emulating now.
To preface: Fuck Israel and the atrocities they are committing in this genocide.
All Jews were specifically targeted during the Holocaust. These people are Israeli. While they happen to be Jewish, don't conflate the two. It's verging on actual antisemitic sentiment.
verging on actual antisemitic sentiment.
Nope, I'm not advocating anything against the Jews nor denying the atrocities that happened to them. I'm just taking away their special noun and using it against Israel.
You may not be advocating for anything but this is the kind of shit bad actors love to latch on to.
Israel is committing a genocide. Israel's intent is clear in these atrocities and Israeli's like this doctor who continue to so outspokenly voice these sentiments paint the very clear picture of the monsters they have become.
I second calling this the Palestinian holocaust just to fuck with them zionists.
What the fuck do they teach in Israel? At this point, maybe they shouldn't be a country. So much hate from that place.
At this point? This was part of their founding ideology.
This man is scum.
Just your average zionist
Calling one person out is weird. The last 2 years is filled with statement from the prime minister all the way down to Zionist in North America streets using the same genocidal language.. it just so casual that we see it more..
Don't forget tiktok of soldiers happy with their loots of women and children clothing
“Proponents and culprits of genocide use genocidal language.”
And my crazy cousin claims that the earth is flat (not really but got the point)
What is the point of this headline beyond spreading outrage? (That is good for traffic I guess)
This kind of articles both left and right are just causing communities to fall apart for no good reason.
If this was said from public figures that would have been different. But a doctor can be crazy, it’s his right.
It’s not his right to get this much attention though
Have you ever heard about this thing called "news"?
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