Holocaust Survivor Steven Capos Condemns Israel's Actions in Gaza

Holocaust Survivor's Perspective on Gaza

• 💡 Steven Capos, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, states that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
• ⚠️ He describes the Israeli spokesperson's theatrical use of a yellow star at a security council meeting as a misuse of the Holocaust.
• 💔 Capos shares a heartbreaking personal story of his father being killed during the Holocaust, drawing parallels to the suffering of Palestinian people.

Critiques of Israeli Government and Netanyahu

• 🎯 Capos believes Israel's objectives in Gaza do not match their actions, suggesting the conflict is driven by Netanyahu's political survival.
• 🗣️ He criticizes Netanyahu's use of the phrase "never again is now," stating that for Holocaust survivors, "never again" means never perpetrating such acts on any people, anywhere.
• 📉 Leaked Israeli intelligence indicating 83% of Gaza war dead are civilians is presented as evidence against the stated objectives.

Media and Western Responsibility

• 📺 Capos asserts that the Western media and governments are guilty of not opposing Israel's actions decisively.
• 📰 He accuses the media of lying by omission and accepting Israeli statements as truthful without challenge.
• 🇺🇸 The US government is specifically called out for facilitating the ongoing conflict.

Broader Historical and Ethical Context

• ✡️ Capos, a Hungarian Jew, was never a Zionist and highlights that the current actions are about a government, not Judaism.
• 🗣️ He points to a growing number of Jews worldwide speaking out against Israel's actions, stating "not in my name."
• 🕊️ The concept of "never again" is interpreted by many Jews not just as preventing harm to Jews, but as a commitment to preventing atrocities against any people.

Warnings from Israeli Voices

• 📈 A 1967 warning from an Israeli professor about the occupation destroying Israel's moral core and leading to a culture of oppression is cited.
• 📚 Yuval Noah Harari is quoted, warning of potential ethnic cleansing, expulsion of Palestinians, and the creation of a new Israel based on ideology of Jewish supremacy and worship of power.
• 💥 Harari describes this potential future as a spiritual disaster and the "new Judaism."