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The Israeli state emphasizes Holocaust Day, or ''Yom HaShoah'', as a national day of remembrance. | The Israeli state emphasizes Holocaust Day, or ''Yom HaShoah'', as a national day of remembrance. | ||
The teaching and representation of the Holocaust in the United States reflects the influence of Israeli advocacy groups which have abused the tragedy by framing it as an ahistorical, unique event. Groups like the ADL frequently attack those who compare any event to the "Holocaust", including the atomic bombings of Japan.<ref>{{cite book | last=Finkelstein | first=Norman G. | chapter=Chapter 2: Hoaxers, Hucksters, and History | title=The Holocaust Industry | publisher=Verso | date=2003 | isbn=978-1-85984-488-5}}</ref> Ironically, however, some defenders of Israel refer to modern opposition to Israel as a '''"second Holocaust"'''. The figure of six million Jews is better known in the West than the 6 or 7 million other innocents killed by the Nazi war machine. Norm Finkelstein claims that polls have shown a higher rate of recognition among Americans of the Holocaust than of the Pearl Harbor or the nuclear attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | The teaching and representation of the Holocaust in the United States reflects the influence of Israeli advocacy groups which have abused the tragedy by framing it as an ahistorical, unique event. Groups like the ADL frequently attack those who compare any event to the "Holocaust", including the atomic bombings of Japan.<ref>{{cite book | last=Finkelstein | first=Norman G. | chapter=Chapter 2: Hoaxers, Hucksters, and History | title=The Holocaust Industry | publisher=Verso | date=2003 | isbn=978-1-85984-488-5}}</ref> Ironically, however, some defenders of Israel refer to modern opposition to Israel as a '''"second Holocaust"'''. The figure of six million Jews is better known in the West than the 6 or 7 million other innocents killed by the Nazi war machine. Norm Finkelstein claims that polls have shown a higher rate of recognition among Americans of the Holocaust than of the Pearl Harbor or the nuclear attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.{{sfn|Finkelstein|2003|loc=Chapter 1}} | ||
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The racial policies and Zionist ideology of the State of Israel have drawn criticism and resistance from various sources, including NGOs and the mainstream media of several countries. As a response, Israeli groups and the Israeli state have undertaken measures to influence foreign opinion surrounding Israel's policies, especially in the United States and Europe. Massive well-funded public relations groups exist in these countries in order to shut down criticism of the state and its actions.
Rhetoric and talking points
Antisemitism
Israel supporters argue the existence of a "new antisemitism" and point to a supposed rise in antisemitic views or acts on a global scale.
Holocaust
Legitimacy of the Zionist movement and the Israeli state often centers around the Holocaust, which systematically destroyed millions of European Jews.
The Israeli state emphasizes Holocaust Day, or Yom HaShoah, as a national day of remembrance.
The teaching and representation of the Holocaust in the United States reflects the influence of Israeli advocacy groups which have abused the tragedy by framing it as an ahistorical, unique event. Groups like the ADL frequently attack those who compare any event to the "Holocaust", including the atomic bombings of Japan.[1] Ironically, however, some defenders of Israel refer to modern opposition to Israel as a "second Holocaust". The figure of six million Jews is better known in the West than the 6 or 7 million other innocents killed by the Nazi war machine. Norm Finkelstein claims that polls have shown a higher rate of recognition among Americans of the Holocaust than of the Pearl Harbor or the nuclear attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[2]
Influence
Funding
Wikipedia
Israeli groups train and organize Wikipedia editors in an effort to systematically shift the narrative.
Organizations
Israeli advocacy groups in the United States typically have names such as "Anti-Defamation League", presenting themselves as neutral opponents of bigotry, or names which identify Israel with Jewry, such as the World Jewish Congress.
Campaigns
Jeremy Corbyn
Ilhan Omar
References
- ↑ Finkelstein, Norman G. (2003). "Chapter 2: Hoaxers, Hucksters, and History". The Holocaust Industry. Verso. ISBN 978-1-85984-488-5.
- ↑ Finkelstein 2003, Chapter 1.