The Holocaust Was a Human Tragedy—And So Is Gaza

The world still mourns the unspeakable horrors inflicted upon Jewish people during Hitler’s genocida reign. Millions were slaughtered in the Holocaust, and that collective trauma must never be dismissed, denied, or forgotten. My heart breaks for those who lived through that nightmare and for their descendants who carry that legacy.

But history’s deepest wounds do not justify inflicting fresh ones.

It must be said—clearly, urgently, and with no hesitation: condemning genocide is not anti-Semitic. Being anti-war crimes is not anti-Jew. Criticizing a government’s actions, especially when those actions result in the deaths of thousands of civilians, is not the same as harboring hate for a people.

What Israel Is Doing in Palestine Is a Genocide

Let’s call it what it is. What’s happening to Palestinians—especially in Gaza—is genocide. Over 30,000 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children, have been killed since October 2023. Basic necessities like food, water, medicine, and shelter are being denied. Entire communities are being wiped out. This is systematic and intentional.

And the man behind it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing charges of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. He is not the victim. He is the perpetrator.

Jewish Voices Say: Not in Our Name

We must stop silencing Jewish activists who are bravely speaking out. Groups like Jewish Voice for Peace (https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org) and IfNotNow (https://www.ifnotnowmovement.org) are at the forefront of demanding a ceasefire and an end to apartheid policies. These activists understand that silence in the face of oppression is complicity.

It is possible—and deeply moral—to honor the memory of the Holocaust and stand against Israel’s current actions.

We’ve Failed Before. We Can’t Again.

History has shown us what happens when the world looks away. The Armenian Genocide (https://armenianmuseum.org/the-armenian-genocide), the the Bosnian Genocide (https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/countries/bosnia-herzegovina/1992-1995), and Rwandan Genocide (https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda) were all human rights catastrophes enabled by international indifference.

We can’t keep failing to act. We cannot allow “never again” to become “again and again.”

Stand Up. Speak Out.

This is a call to action—for protests, for petitions, for voting, for educating, for breaking the silence. Stop calling genocide-opponents anti-Semitic. Many of us are fighting for every single person’s right to live. That includes Jews, Muslims, Christians, atheists, and everyone else.

Silence is not neutrality. Silence is betrayal.

Think before you judge.

The Head Guerilla