“The declared intention here in Israel to turn Rafah into a humanitarian safe haven area - a euphemism for a concentration camp - with the intent to transfer and funnel the population there,” Nir said. Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial, also issued a strong rebuke, saying, “The use of the term ‘concentration camp’ in this context - given its deep historical meaning to the Jewish people - is a serious and inappropriate distortion of the Holocaust. In 2022, Nir was reprimanded after he presented on his show the results of an election poll and then said, "Netanyahu legitimized the Israeli extreme right-winger Itamar Ben Gvir and put him together with Bezalel Smotrich, who wants the State of Israel to be governed according to Torah law, in a party whose very name causes discomfort, Otzma Yehudit."
Author: Israel National News
Published at: 2025-07-09 22:18:16
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