New York Times
The
claim by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel that a Palestinian
persuaded Adolf Hitler to exterminate the Jews of Europe is outrageous.
It
is outrageous because the Holocaust is far too terrible a crime to be
exploited for political ends, especially in the state linked so closely
to the tragedy of the Jewish people. It is outrageous because the only
apparent purpose is to demonize the Palestinians and the current leader
of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and to give the impression
that their resistance is based solely on a longstanding hatred of the
Jews, and not on their occupation by Israel or any other grievance. And
it comes at a time of renewed tension in Israel, with a wave of lone-wolf attacks on Jews by knife-wielding Palestinians.
The
Israeli prime minister’s assertion before the World Zionist Congress on
Tuesday was not the first time he has alleged that Haj Amin
al-Husseini, a grand mufti of Jerusalem, Arab nationalist and zealous
foe of Zionism, was one of the instigators of the Holocaust. This time,
however, Mr. Netanyahu went further and absurdly portrayed Mr. Husseini
as the decisive voice in persuading a purportedly wavering Hitler to
exterminate the Jews. While it is a fact that Mr. Husseini met with
Hitler in 1941 in search of support, only a handful of fringe historians
have claimed, with no evidence, that he planted the idea of the “final
solution.”
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We're responsible for Holocaust, not Palestinian mufti - Germany on Netanyahu remarks
Germany
has addressed comments made by Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the Israeli
leader accused the World War II Palestinian grand mufti of inspiring
the Holocaust. Berlin said it must never be forgotten that
responsibility lies with Germany.
"All
Germans know the history of the murderous race mania of the Nazis that
led to the break with civilization that was the Holocaust," Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said when asked about Netanyahu's Tuesday remarks.
"This is taught in German schools for good reason: it must never be forgotten. And I see no reason to change our view of history in any way. We know that responsibility for this crime against humanity is German and very much our own,” he said on Wednesday, as quoted by Reuters.
"This is taught in German schools for good reason: it must never be forgotten. And I see no reason to change our view of history in any way. We know that responsibility for this crime against humanity is German and very much our own,” he said on Wednesday, as quoted by Reuters.
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