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In reply to the discussion: WHO 'appalled' by Israel attack on northern Gaza's last functioning major hospital [View all]C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)20. Pogrom, Ethnic Cleansing, or Genocide? What does an expert say? Well, ask a Holocaust survivor.

Rene Lichtman (86) on the right, poses with Palestinian activist Nabil Sater. Both men laid down in a Michigan street together to protest the Nakba. (31 May 2024 photo courtesy of Forward, an independent Jewish non-profit organization).
Does anybody on Democratic Underground know more about genocide than a man who survived a genocide-- the Holocaust?
I wish I could talk to Mr. Lichtman personally and learn every little thing I could from him.
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https://forward.com/news/618082/holocaust-survivor-cut-museum-protest-gaza/
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WHO 'appalled' by Israel attack on northern Gaza's last functioning major hospital [View all]
groundloop
Dec 2024
OP
Right, because the Gazans have no agency for themselves. Stop bombing Israel, return hostages, end war, simple
elias7
Dec 2024
#2
Yes, and the very least they can do is to be more accurate about what appauls them.
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#32
"In fact it's a sad reflection of desperation that people are willing to sacrifice their critical thinking...
Dave Bowman
Dec 2024
#14
Are you by any chance suggesting that Hamas murderers and their fratricidal leaders are not responsible
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#27
Bibi can thumb his nose at WHO more than ever now his puppet is out of storage
50 Shades Of Blue
Dec 2024
#5
Is it just me, or does the name hospital look remarkably close to Jehoshaphat?
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
Dec 2024
#9
Where did you get the 15 critical patients being moved to a useless hospital?
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#33
There is no mention, as you can read yourself, of "Forcibly moving 15 critical patients to a useless hospital
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#35
Two separate replies for two separate issues: one for the header and the other for the rest of your post.
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#37
That was a loaded and a deflective rhetorical question. I didn't have to, but I answered it to make you aware
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#39
No, it doesn't have to. It will end as soon as the terrorists move out of civilian areas. Period.
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#29
Pogrom, Ethnic Cleansing, or Genocide? What does an expert say? Well, ask a Holocaust survivor.
C0RI0LANUS
Dec 2024
#20
I also wish you could talk to hundreds of other holocaust survivors who vehemantly disagree
Beastly Boy
Jan 2025
#31