Rights and wrongs of comparing Israel to Nazi Germany

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Published: 25 June 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Whether or not the rise of German fascism before the Second World War has any lessons or warnings for Israel in 2016 was debated this month by Prof. Daniel Blatman, a Holocaust researcher and head of the Institute for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his colleague Gadi Taub, Israeli historian and Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Communications at the Hebrew University.

The real reason why some Israelis like to compare their country to Nazi Germany - Gadi Taub – Haaretz 10.06.16
Responding to the arguments of those who make this baseless comparison gives it far more respect than it deserves, but a closer look the motivations behind it reveals a desire not to save Israeli democracy but to turn one's back to it.

The rights and wrongs of comparing Israel to Nazi Germany - Daniel Blatman – Haaretz 21.06.16
Can my colleague Gadi Taub state with certainty that Israel doesn’t provide the conditions that could lead to an attempt at ethnic cleansing?

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