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Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by pier25 on Sunday September 09, 2018 @05:03PM (#17947779)
It seems the author is conveniently forgetting the atrocities Israel is committing.
Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by JabavuAdams on Sunday September 09, 2018 @05:08PM (#17947801)
To conclude that requires a very selective reading of the article, as he explicitly talks about his own country.
Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by Udik on Sunday September 09, 2018 @05:17PM (#17947838)
Explicitly certainly not. It only mentions Israel in a very passing reference: "No nation has a monopoly on virtue – something that many people, including many of my fellow Israeli citizens, still struggle to understand." Way too little.
Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by YZF on Sunday September 09, 2018 @06:48PM (#17948218)
He did allude to that (EDIT: that conflict). This is a discussion of the Holocaust and the rise of the right in Europe, not a discussion of world conflicts, wrongs and rights, of which there are too many to list.

Perhaps more relevant is that, sadly enough, there are quite a few Israelis who are semi-supportive of these right wing attitudes in Europe and elsewhere simply due to their feelings that their enemy's enemy is somehow their friend. Similarly some jewish people in Europe who have been facing rising anti-jewish sentiments and rhetoric might even believe the right wing parties will help with that. This is by no means universal but I think it's a bad idea.

In my opinion, this is partly a result of the left-wing biased (or lazy, or idealistic) approach which is helping fuel the fire. Admittedly this is also related to the bubble nature of today's view of reality. It's much easier to people to stay and believe in their bubble than rise to see the whole picture. You can always find anecdotal evidence to support any world view, simply viewing the world through a black and white lens is already a problem. Maybe people who are stressed out tend to do that more often.

Let's also not forget that the European (and American) actions or lack of action recently and over many decades are some of the root causes of the refugee crisis which is fuelling these sentiments. Finally the background of the global economy, crisis, and wealth re-distribution are also a factor. When times are bad everyone is looking for someone to blame.

Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by mirimir on Monday September 10, 2018 @05:26AM (#17950492)
In fact, he expresses pride in fighting for Israeli "independence". But anyway, it's pointless to debate the merits here. Whoever's "right", it's arguable that the Palestinians will become a stateless people, just as the Jews were for a couple thousand years. Maybe they'll make a comeback, or maybe they'll go the way of the Gypsies. But it's nothing to be proud of, in my opinion.
Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by phonz on Sunday September 09, 2018 @08:05PM (#17948482)
He isn’t. He explicitly references that at one point.
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Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li... by Emma_Goldman on Sunday September 09, 2018 @06:01PM (#17948025)
Surely you mean this as a provocation? It's clear what s/he said.