They skipped over how old this person is. Somehow I think this is a teen doing dumb stuff.
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I'm stunned .... again !! .... I have visited Auschwitz and it's impressive beyond words. At the entrance of the former gas chambers there is a sign asking to respect and remember those who died in there and keep silent in the chambers. Everyone did except for Israeli students. That is what brought the tears to my eyes. Betrayed and disrespected again, this time by their own.
This also mirrors my experience at Aushwitz. Israeli teenagers were generally being dicks around the site and then unrolled several large Israeli flags to take group photos with.
Can't blame the teens too much as their teachers had no problem with/promoted the behaviour.
I left the place traumatised, these kids... not so much.
Oh believe me, Israeli trips in Kraków are the worst kind of tourists in every aspect possible. They are louder than British stag parties, more obnoxious than Americans and their favourite thing is crying about antisemitism when they are removed from somewhere for causing disturbances or making a huge mess. They do not understand the idea of rubbish bins and you can trace their paths by following cigarette butts, empty crisps packets and spit.
When I was there a decade ago, people were taking selfies at the gas chambers. It was all a bit surreal to be honest. The museum is amazing, but the visitors were a mixed bag.
this reflects something i've been seeing rising here inemy hometown. when i was 15 i survived a terrorist attack. the whole community had a conversation about the appropriate way to address thiseand how to be respectful of the direct victims. 18 years later, you'd never even know we talked about any of that. the memorial is a popular place to take beaming graduation photos. the terrorist attack has been renamed in the popular lexicon from "place massacre" to "date shooting". the institutions that promised us they saw and heard our pain and they would help us forge a new future are international sponsors of terror now.
it hurts. it hurts a lot.
I'm sorry you are going through that, my friend. May the path ahead be lined with good people and warm smiles. We often forget we live on a palimset of everything that came before.
Everyone did except this one guy. The other students didnt do this.
This happens a lot more than you'd think. I experienced something similar in Dachau and the guide told me if someone does something unhinged/disrespectful during a tour there's a 9 out of 10 chance it's a descendant of a holocaust victim. She didn't say why she thought that is but she said it's something that puts the staff on edge whenever there's an Israeli group visiting. I'm surprised they got the cops involved though.
Not nazi salutes, but Hasidic tour groups in the US has a similar reputation for disrespectful behavior. They're also the most visibly Jewish group to passerbys, so they drag the whole group's image down with them and embolden anti-semites.
Dear god I hope eel-on-musk goes to Poland and tries that. He so deserves to find out.
Edit: clarification: I’m saying I want him to be arrested somewhere that’s not the US
It's adorable that you think he'd be treated the same as some high school kids.
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I wonder how bibi is gonna spin this one into being antisemitism on the side of the people who reported the student.
"The Ministry of Education said that it had disciplined the student from an educational standpoint and that it would conduct an inquiry into the incident to ensure it did not happen again. "The Ministry of Education takes this serious incident very seriously. This is inappropriate behavior that completely contradicts Israeli educational values and the significance of the trip to Poland," the ministry wrote in a statement, as reported by Channel 13 News. "The student was immediately addressed from both an educational and disciplinary standpoint and will undergo a full inquiry upon returning to Israel. Ministry officials will thoroughly examine the circumstances of the incident and formulate additional educational measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again." Additionally, the Kiryat Bialik Municipality said in a statement that it would also be disciplining the student, Channel 13 News reported. "
Sounds like his school and community are planning on punishment.
His punishment will be having to join the IDF and killing palestinian babies.
Nah but nice to see they at least keep up the outward appearance of giving a fuck.
That's not punishment. That's a legally required right of passage
"Military service teaches young people the values that we as a country believe in. It's very important to our national identity that every adult citizen has murdered a baby. It makes us who we are."
"The Ministry of Education takes this serious incident very seriously
Ya don't say
lmao get fucked
Throw the book at them.
That's so crazy it's almost like people don't like Nazis... 🤷
This genius ancestors must be rolling in their graves...
"He was just waving hello"
That's what his co-student said. While that may be the case, it sure doesn't sound like it, and they have the receipts so - I wouldn't be betting a lot on that horse.
It says they have a video recording
I feel like the irony is lost on many people
Theodor returns.