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In reply to the discussion: Netanyhau: Hitler only wanted to expel Jews, but Jerusalem mufti told him to burn them [View all]jfern
(5,204 posts)98. It's time to cut all foreign aid until they aren't run by an insane lunatic
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Netanyhau: Hitler only wanted to expel Jews, but Jerusalem mufti told him to burn them [View all]
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
OP
Haaretz is reliable. Why would he say that, because the Mufti was a virulent anti-semite, however,
still_one
Oct 2015
#23
The conservative "intellectual of the day" (TImothy Snyder) blames Stalin for the Holocaust
alcibiades_mystery
Oct 2015
#4
And to think, this lunatic is in command of a quite impressive nuclear arsenal... eom
Purveyor
Oct 2015
#15
strange the Mufti isn't listed as one of the attendees at the Wannsee Conference
azurnoir
Oct 2015
#17
You cannot make up history like this and not expect repercussions. It is an embarassment. It seems
still_one
Oct 2015
#21
The Mufti of Jerusalem, was a terrible anti-semite, hated Jews, and admired hitler, but hitler's
still_one
Oct 2015
#22
The Republican caucus in Congress has invited him to be the keynote speaker at their 2016 convention
Hoppy
Oct 2015
#27
No, he's not defending Hitler's action, but he is trying to shift the blame
Jack Rabbit
Oct 2015
#49
"I fear that Netanyahu has a darker purpose to uttering such nonsense."
Unemperor Justinian
Oct 2015
#94
If only he had compared the dilemma of poor ol' Hitler with Pontius Pilate...
renegade000
Oct 2015
#46
he's like those weirdo anti-Semites who see Jewish bankers behind every catastrophe.
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#48
It seems Holocaust denial, or at least minimizing responsibility, is alive and well in Israel
frizzled
Oct 2015
#54
Israel has been punishing the wrong people for decades. It's almost like they give Germany a pass
kelliekat44
Oct 2015
#57
the Palestinians serve as a scapegoat. Maintaining never-ending war on Palestine
ellenrr
Oct 2015
#100
It's hard to say what drives him besides ego and animus towards Muslims and Arabs.
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#105
to me, he is a standard rightwing ultranationlist demagogue, almost cookie cutter.
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#107
The meeting that set up the Death Camps was in December 1941, after the meeting in question
happyslug
Oct 2015
#61
When are the people of Israel going to vote this dangerous liar out of office?
red dog 1
Oct 2015
#78
You're in denial if you don't think he represents the Jewish Israeli people pretty well
frizzled
Oct 2015
#110
I agree. I think he reflects the racism and blood-thirst of a part of the population,
ellenrr
Oct 2015
#128
I actually was shocked at hearing this. A Jewish leader defending Hitler ? WTF
PatrynXX
Oct 2015
#79
Am I paranoid, or could he be building up excuses for a massacre of Palestinians?
Chemisse
Oct 2015
#84
Yes it's true, Netanyahu is wrong but it's a good thing that peole are made aware
Leontius
Oct 2015
#89
On the bright side Netanyhau just proved Holocaust denial is on the political Right....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2015
#95
I googled Zyklon B +United States usage and got no hits for the first 10 pages
irisblue
Oct 2015
#116
The problem here is you're just encouraging paranoia and North Korea mentality
frizzled
Oct 2015
#111
Hitler only wanted to paint pretty pictures until the Grand Mufti talked him out of it.
randome
Oct 2015
#108
It's encouraging that America finally seems to be getting sick of Netanyahu's bigoted BS
frizzled
Oct 2015
#109
So Hitler was really just a nice guy forced into doing all those nasty bad things by those
Katashi_itto
Oct 2015
#127