Meinung: Die Gegenreaktion auf die Nakba-Ausstellung des Kanadischen Museums für Menschenrechte ist absurd
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-palestine-israel-nakba-exhibit/
Meinung: Die Gegenreaktion auf die Nakba-Ausstellung des Kanadischen Museums für Menschenrechte ist absurd
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-palestine-israel-nakba-exhibit/
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*>The Nakba (Arabic for „catastrophe“)*
Even taking a charitable interpretation, some of the commentary from those opposed to the exhibit is horribly worded.
*Amir Epstein, executive director of Tafsik Organization:*
>“If this is a display that will actually showcase the facts and properly explain what happened in the period around 1948, then I’m all for it,” he said. “But for that to happen, it will need to include the perspective of many **Jews like myself, who celebrate the Nakba**. Because for us, it means we got to survive.“ **[emphasis added]**
*excerpt from the original Globe article on the exhibit:*
[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/article-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-nakba-palestine-exhibit/](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/article-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-nakba-palestine-exhibit/)
I am reminded of Sarah Hurwitz‘ recent unironic comments:
>*I think, unfortunately, the very smart, I think, bet that we made on Holocaust education to serve as anti-semitism education in this new media environment, I think that is beginning to break down a little bit because, you know, Holocaust education is absolutely essential.*
>*But I think it may be confusing some of our young people about anti-semitism because they learn about big strong Nazis hurting weak emaciated Jews and they think, „Oh, anti-semitism is like anti-black racism, right? Powerful white people against powerless black people. So when on TikTok all day long they see powerful Israelis hurting weak, skinny Palestinians, it’s not surprising that they think, „**Oh, I know the lesson of the Holocaust is you fight Israel. You fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people.“***
Yes. The fact that Holocaust education worked so well, it now logically targets Israel. Because Sarah is right, the lesson off the Holocaust *is* you stand up for the weak people being exterminated by the strong.
This exhibit is no different, and it’s an important lesson that the museum is right to explore.
It’s pretty significant that Marsha Lederman is the one making this argument.
Just don’t start listening to that Jesse Brown podcast she mentioned without a critical eye. One of the guests, Dave Meslin (who’s a published author on democratic engagement this sub may like) wrote [this article](https://rabble.ca/human-rights/risk-fear-and-deflection-some-thoughts-about-antisemitism/) that should be taken along with it.