From Holocaust victims to Gaza's executioners?
Shockingly, Israel's own ministers have spoken openly of 'flattening' Gaza and 'erasing' its people. One even suggested the use of nuclear weapons. These are not the remarks of a government seeking peace or security—they are the chilling declarations of an occupying power with genocidal intent.The comparison to past atrocities is unavoidable. Gaza has become a modern-day ghetto, blockaded, surveilled and bombed into submission. And the most painful irony of all: the state of Israel, born from the ashes of genocide, now invokes the Holocaust not as a moral compass, but as a shield for its own crimes.To call this genocide is not to deny Jewish suffering—it is to affirm Palestinian humanity. It is to refuse selective outrage. Genocide is not a sacred term reserved for one people. When mothers are forced to feed toddlers grass, and hospitals for premature babies are bombed, the world cannot stay silent.Western complicity deepens the crisis. The United States continues to veto ceasefire resolutions, while European governments offer muted condemnations and send more weapons. This is not neutrality. It is endorsement.If 'Never Again' is to mean anything, it must apply to all people. Gaza is not just a humanitarian disaster. It is a moral failure. The world must stop pretending otherwise.- Ends
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