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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you were a regular German citizen who survived the war, would you be eager or even willing to admit that you had serious suspicions about what was happening to the Jews and did nothing to help? Or would it be easier for you to say that you'd heard certain rumors that you entirely discredited? [/quote]

Let's think about this in current terms. If you are a regular Israeli or American Jew, are you eager or even willing to admit what is happening to the Palestinians? Are you not similarly guilty by omission? [/quote]

This wouldn't actually be comparable, even if you limited to Israeli Jews, which you didn't. (Note that American Jews are Americans.)

[b]However, there are some parts of German society that are quite grateful for the Israeli Jews vis a vis the Palestinians, because then every time the Holocaust comes up, they can say, "Oh yeah? Well, what about what the Jews are doing to the Palestinians?"[/b][/quote]

What parts of German society are you referring to, and what are you basing this on? Because I lived in Germany for 30 years and have never met anybody who would say such a thing, and I cannot imagine any of the Germans I know thinking it. The Germans I know find it very difficult to take a position in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, because while they recognize the injustices that are happening to the Palestinians, they find it very hard to take a position against Jews. They know it is a complicated situation, one for which Germany is partially responsible, and they would never compare the crimes against Palestinians with the Holocaust, much less use them to excuse it. The singularity of the Holocaust is a pretty strong dogma in Germany.[/quote]

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