The comment came amidst discussions on platform X, where Livne was addressing anti-Semitic slogans used during protests at Columbia University in New York.
The protests, which call for the establishment of a Palestinian state and chant "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," have stirred tensions. Livne was reacting to claims by journalist David Atherton that environmental activist Greta Thunberg chanted "Jews go back to Poland" during a demonstration in Malmö.
In his post, Livne noted, "Jews, go back to Poland!... some anti-Semites seem to miss the Palestinian leader, Haj Amin Husseini, a Nazi collaborator who also wanted Jews to go to Poland - more precisely to the gas chambers in Poland. Anti-Semites = danger."
The Auschwitz Museum quickly responded to Livne’s initial remarks, urging greater precision in his historical references. The museum stressed the importance of accurately attributing the construction and operation of the gas chambers to Nazi Germany during its occupation of Poland.
Following the museum's feedback, Livne clarified his statement, emphasizing, "Indeed, the gas chambers were built by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland, and there is no question about that. Nazi ideology was spread in WW2 also by Jihadi extremists. Their genocidal followers today ('From the River to the Sea...') are extremely dangerous and must be stopped."
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Source: IAR