US Holocaust museum removes anti-genocide post amid Gaza atrocities
A Holocaust museum in Los Angeles is facing backlash after deleting an Instagram post that suggested the phrase “never again” should apply to all people – not just Jews.
The post, shared with Holocaust Museum LA’s 24,200 Instagram followers, read: “Never again can’t only mean never again for Jews.” The slogan “never again”, long associated with Holocaust remembrance, is also invoked more broadly as a pledge to prevent future genocides.
The Instagram message was initially praised online and interpreted by some as an acknowledgment of Palestinian suffering amid Israel’s war on Gaza, which numerous United Nations experts, scholars and rights groups have described as a genocide.
It was later deleted and replaced with a statement on Saturday saying the post had been misinterpreted.
Progressive Jewish activists raise signs that say ‘never again for everyone’ at the Cannon House Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, the US, July 23, 2024
Israeli president urges establishment of October 7 commission of inquiry
Isaac Herzog says Israel “must establish a state commission of inquiry” into what led to the October 7 attack, which the government has been resisting for nearly two years.
“This is the right course of action, and it must be done as soon as possible,” Herzog said in comments carried by The Times of Israel. He was speaking at the October Council, a group representing family members of captives and those killed in the Hamas-led assault in 2023.
“We must study the failure and the disaster in depth, this entire catastrophe, in order to understand, learn, and draw lessons. We must establish a state commission of inquiry,” the president said.
