The LA Holocaust Museum has made a public apology for posting a graphic of arms with various skin colours and a caption saying:
Never again can’t only mean never again for Jews.
LA Holocaust Museum: forced into a grovelling apology
The message that genocide must never be perpetrated against anyone triggered outrage among supporters of Israel. They were outraged that condemning genocide against anyone is critical of Israel (which of course they deny is committing genocide anyway, but what does logic matter?) – in such numbers as to force an apology from the institution.
The LA Holocaust Museum quickly withdrew its post. It put out a new one with a grovelling apology for trying to promote inclusivity and a promise “to do better” in future (in capitals in case anyone should miss it) at protecting the feelings of supporters of Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians:
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA, THE FIRST SURYIVOR-FOUNDED AND OLDEST HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN
THE COUNTRY, IS COMMITTED TO ITS CORE MISSION TO EDUCATE, COMMEMORATE AND INSPIRE.WE RECENTLY POSTED AN ITEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WAS PART OF A PRE-PLANNED SOCIAL
MEDIA CAMPAIGN INTENDED TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND COMMUNITY THAT WAS EASILY OPEN
TO MISINTERPRETATION BY SOME TO BE A POLITICAL STATEMENT REFLECTING THE ONGOING
SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THAT WAS NOT OUR INTENT.IT HAS BEEN REMOVED TO AVOID ANY FURTHER CONFUSION. WE PROMISE TO DO BETTER AND WE
WILL ENSURE THAT POSTS IN THE FUTURE ARE MORE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED AND THOROUGHLY
VETTED.WE HAYE TAKEN ACTIONS INTERNALLY TO INSURE [sic] OUR MESSAGE ALWAYS REMAINS CLEAR AND
REFLECTIVE OF OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE HUMANITY THROUGH TRUTH.
US journalist Ryan Grim commented sarcastically:
If you denounce genocide, some might think you’re being critical of Israel and we can’t have that.
Israel is a terror state committing genocide. ‘Never again’ must mean ‘never again for anyone’ – including the Palestinian people, almost half a million of whom have been murdered by Israel since October 2023 – nine out of ten of them civilians – according to analysis of its military’s own data.
There will be no apology for that statement from us.
Featured image via the Canary
