Every year on February 13, there is a “commemoration” ritual marking the bombing of Germany by the air forces of the anti-Nazi Allies, and in particular the bombing of Dresden in February 1945. In addition to the “official” rituals featuring a human chain, over 1,000 Nazis (protected by more than 2,000 police officers) marched through Dresden this year, facing off against over 3,000 demonstrators who sought to prevent the march. The Nazis speak of the “bombing holocaust.” One banner reads: “Yesterday Dresden – today Gaza.” There is indeed ONE important connection
here: Anyone who today fundamentally opposes the bombing of Hamas positions because civilians are also affected has no problem “fundamentally” opposing the bombing of Germany or Dresden. After all, civilians were affected by that as well. Regardless of all the nuances that certainly deserve consideration: Here lies a common root of the revisionist propaganda against the war waged by the anti-Nazi coalition and today’s anti-Israel propaganda, which exerts its influence even
within the ranks of sincere anti-fascist forces.

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