In a video statement posted to social media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was grateful for the U.S. support Israel has received, but that the U.S. should not be withholding some weapons.
Comparing himself to Churchill defending the UK from the Nazis has got to be the shittiest analogy I’ve heard in a long time. You aren’t Churchill in this situation, Netanyahu. You’re the invader hell-bent on wiping out a population.
There’s already a strong emotional connection between Irish and Palestinian people (as shown by Ireland being one of the first European countries to officially recognize Palestine recently). Now there’s another association - Churchill and Netanyahu’s loathing for their respective people.
Comparing himself to Churchill defending the UK from the Nazis has got to be the shittiest analogy I’ve heard in a long time. You aren’t Churchill in this situation, Netanyahu. You’re the invader hell-bent on wiping out a population.
TBH He’s just as racist as Churchill
That is a very fair point!
There’s already a strong emotional connection between Irish and Palestinian people (as shown by Ireland being one of the first European countries to officially recognize Palestine recently). Now there’s another association - Churchill and Netanyahu’s loathing for their respective people.
I was thinking India, actually. How he said Indians are a “beastly people with a beastly religion”, but yeah the Irish too.
Oh he was a total shitheel to so many different people. Very effective wartime leader, but a horrible human being.
A primer for those interested:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Winston_Churchill
And just as genocidal as Hitler.
It’s a simple dog whistle. He’s reminding everyone of the holocaust w/o saying the word.