A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the United States tried and executed German and Japanese officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. At Nuremberg, at the end of WW II, some 82 years, ago we stood against murder and genocide, now we stand for it.
During WW II, the Nazi government/military created a ghetto in Warsaw, P…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the United States tried and executed German and Japanese officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. At Nuremberg, at the end of WW II, some 82 years, ago we stood against murder and genocide, now we stand for it.
During WW II, the Nazi government/military created a ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, and put nearly a half-million Jews into an area about 1.5 sq mi (much smaller than Gaza, at 141 sq mi). The conditions there were brutal; probably similar to those in Gaza. The Jews were shot, starved, dehumanized, and sent off to death camps. You might think of it as an “open-air prison” - like Gaza is often described. A number of Jews made the choice to die on their feet rather than live on their knees, and so they rebelled and attacked their German tormentors (like the Palestinian’s did to their Israeli tormentors on Oct 7th). As if in reprisals, the Nazis did their best to rid themselves of all the Jews in the ghetto; killing, starving, and sending many off to the death camps. That was some 80+ years ago. Since that time, I have NEVER heard anyone say, nor have I seen in print, a statement like “The Nazis had a right to defend themselves.” The world will come to judge Israel and its people similar to how the world judged Nazi Germany and its people. A most appropriate judgement.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the United States tried and executed German and Japanese officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. At Nuremberg, at the end of WW II, some 82 years, ago we stood against murder and genocide, now we stand for it.
During WW II, the Nazi government/military created a ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, and put nearly a half-million Jews into an area about 1.5 sq mi (much smaller than Gaza, at 141 sq mi). The conditions there were brutal; probably similar to those in Gaza. The Jews were shot, starved, dehumanized, and sent off to death camps. You might think of it as an “open-air prison” - like Gaza is often described. A number of Jews made the choice to die on their feet rather than live on their knees, and so they rebelled and attacked their German tormentors (like the Palestinian’s did to their Israeli tormentors on Oct 7th). As if in reprisals, the Nazis did their best to rid themselves of all the Jews in the ghetto; killing, starving, and sending many off to the death camps. That was some 80+ years ago. Since that time, I have NEVER heard anyone say, nor have I seen in print, a statement like “The Nazis had a right to defend themselves.” The world will come to judge Israel and its people similar to how the world judged Nazi Germany and its people. A most appropriate judgement.