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>Comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany
>Comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany occur frequently in the political discourse of anti-Zionism and part of the broader criticism of Israel.[1][2] Given the legacy of the Holocaust, the nature of these comparisons, and particularly whether they constitute antisemitism, is a matter of fervent controversy.
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>Comparisons between Zionism and Nazism have been made by academics,[3] politicians[4] and public figures, both Jewish and not,[5] since before the establishment of Israel.[6][7][8] Some scholars suggest these comparisons can be rhetorical tools without any specific antisemitic intent, or that they can be an informed and necessary response to Israeli policies or actions.[9][10] Others state such comparisons lack historical and moral equivalence, risk inciting antisemitism and may serve as a form of Holocaust inversion,[1] denial or minimisation.[11]
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>During the 20th century, a wide variety of political figures and governments, especially those on the left, have invoked comparisons between Israel or Zionism, and Nazism.[12] In the 21st century, politicians who have made such comparisons include Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,[13] Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[14] Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez,[15] Colombian president Gustavo Petro[16] and others.[1]