Townhall Columnist Invokes Auschwitz Over John Kerry Speech; Auschwitz Responds

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Source: Mediaite



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Aside from a sharp response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kerry’s speech was subject to a deluge of criticism from conservative corners. Schlichter got in on this as well, putting up a tweet that lived up to his Twitter bio of “angering leftists by being too pro-Israel for their taste.”

If you are Jewish and supporting Barack Obama and John Kerry, well, you would have made a fine helper at Auschwitz.

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 28, 2016

Schlichter’s tweet received a great deal of blowback, and it eventually got the attention of the memorial museum itself:

The tragedy of prisoners of Auschwitz & their complicated moral dilemmas which today we can hardly comprehend should not be instrumentalized https://t.co/lGYSxQ4a54

— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) December 28, 2016

Schlichter stood by his original comments as he continued to debate various Twitter users over his statement:

Your opinion is important and deserves respectful attention.
However, I disagree, respectfully, with your conclusion here.@AuschwitzMuseum

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 28, 2016

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[malaise]

1. If Bibi and his goons aren't allowed to steal Palestinian

lands - it's Auschwitz? No - this victim rubbish is tiring.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Bibi is pissed because some countries said he could not have Czechoslovakia.....

to make a historical analogy.

[DURHAM D]

3. John's grandparents were Jews.

Schlichter is a moron.

[erpowers]

5. The Idiot Who Took on a Holocaust Museum

So, this is the idiot who took on a Holocaust Museum. Oh, and the Holocaust Museum he took on was the Auschwitz Memorial Museum. Wow. Yeah, talk about telling the victim how to be a victim.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Good.

Too many jump to a Nazi/Holocaust reference when Israel is involved. It is inappropriate and emboldens bigots to screech about "those people" playing the "Jew/Holocaust" card. No matter what side does it; it is wrong!