327 Jewish Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of the Nazi genocide published a New York Times ad, accusing Israel of ‘ongoing massacre of the Palestinian people.’
This add had the form of an open letter, signed by the survivors, which was sponsored by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network and called for a complete economic, cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
The letter was released in response to a previous ad by political activist Elie Wiesel who compared Hamas’ treatment of Palestinian children in Gaza with child sacrifice described in the Hebrew Bible.
The ad also blames the United States of aiding Israel in its Gaza operation, and the West in general of protecting Israel from condemnation.
The full letter reads:
“As Jewish survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of the Nazi genocide we unequivocally condemn the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza and the ongoing occupation and colonization of historic Palestine. We further condemn the United States for providing Israel with the funding to carry out the attack, and Western states more generally for using their diplomatic muscle to protect Israel from condemnation. Genocide begins with the silence of the world.
We are alarmed by the extreme, racist dehumanization of Palestinians in Israeli society, which has reached a fever-pitch. In Israel, politicians and pundits in The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post have called openly for genocide of Palestinians and right-wing Israelis are adopting Neo-Nazi insignia.
Furthermore, we are disgusted and outraged by Elie Wiesel’s abuse of our history in these pages to justify the unjustifiable: Israel’s wholesale effort to destroy Gaza and the murder of more than 2,000 Palestinians, including many hundreds of children. Nothing can justify bombing UN shelters, homes, hospitals and universities. Nothing can justify depriving people of electricity and water.
We must raise our collective voices and use our collective power to bring about an end to all forms of racism, including the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people. We call for an immediate end to the siege against and blockade of Gaza. We call for the full economic, cultural and academic boycott of Israel. “Never again” must mean NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE!”
