"I am proud of the six million that were burned, I wish that another six million would be burned"
Racism between Jews is common in Israel.[23][24][25][26] In 2023, a video circulated on social media showing Likud activist Itzik Zarka shouting "may you burn in hell" at protesters and disrespecting Holocaust victims by further adding, "I am proud of the six million that were burned, I wish that another six million would be burned", whilst additionally referring to leftists as traitors.[27][28][29] Zarka was temporarily removed from the party under orders by Benjamin Netanyahu, but his membership was later restored.[30]
In 2025, the Israeli government held a conference about antisemitism in Jerusalem. The conference sparked controversy due to the invitation of far-right politicians in Europe who have been accused of antisemitism, racism, and Holocaust denial. The president of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), Ariel Muzicant, characterized the invitation of far-right politicians as a "stab in the back" to European Jews and accused the Israeli government of "helping our enemies".[31] The former EJC president Michel Friedman stated: "Nobody who convenes a conference against antisemitism can at the same time invite antisemites who spread the poison of prejudice and hatred." Several individuals and organizations dropped out of the conference in protest, including Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.[32] The former ADL head Abraham Foxman stated that the invitations legitimized "authoritarian neo-fascist political parties" and accused the Israeli government of abnegating its duty to "defend Jews around the world".[33]
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Racism between Jews is common in Israel.[23][24][25][26] In 2023, a video circulated on social media showing Likud activist Itzik Zarka shouting "may you burn in hell" at protesters and disrespecting Holocaust victims by further adding, "I am proud of the six million that were burned, I wish that another six million would be burned", whilst additionally referring to leftists as traitors.[27][28][29] Zarka was temporarily removed from the party under orders by Benjamin Netanyahu, but his membership was later restored.[30]
In 2025, the Israeli government held a conference about antisemitism in Jerusalem. The conference sparked controversy due to the invitation of far-right politicians in Europe who have been accused of antisemitism, racism, and Holocaust denial. The president of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), Ariel Muzicant, characterized the invitation of far-right politicians as a "stab in the back" to European Jews and accused the Israeli government of "helping our enemies".[31] The former EJC president Michel Friedman stated: "Nobody who convenes a conference against antisemitism can at the same time invite antisemites who spread the poison of prejudice and hatred." Several individuals and organizations dropped out of the conference in protest, including Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.[32] The former ADL head Abraham Foxman stated that the invitations legitimized "authoritarian neo-fascist political parties" and accused the Israeli government of abnegating its duty to "defend Jews around the world".[33]
