Orthodox priest compares extreme Zionist rhetoric to Nazi racism
What the video says
The speaker criticizes the view he attributes to some Jews that they may destroy the Palestinian population as their ancestors once destroyed local pagans. He calls this a stretch and says they do not have the right to act toward Palestinians as Joshua once acted toward the seven ancient tribes. He argues this is an attempt to apply ancient wartime rules, wiping out everyone without pity, in a modern era.
The speaker compares this mindset to Nazi racism, saying Hitler considered some peoples subhuman, and claims extreme Jewish nationalists similarly consider some people not human, which is why they destroy not only armies but everyone.
Key moments
- 0:00 The speaker says Jews consider themselves entitled to destroy people the way their ancestors destroyed local pagans, and calls this a bloody stretch that is not in the Jews' favor.
- 0:00 He argues they have no right to treat the Palestinian population as Joshua (Ieshua ben Nun) once treated the Amorites, Gergesenes, Perizzites, Jebusites and other tribes.
- 0:47 He says they apply old rules in a new era: destroy everyone, pity neither the old, nor children, nor women, leaving no trace, as in ancient wars.
- 1:17 He compares this to Hitler's racism, in which the white race was considered fully human and others, like Gypsies and Jews, were seen as subhuman.
- 1:17 He uses the example of a chicken: people do not mourn it because it is not a human and God allowed eating its meat, and says racial supremacists view other peoples this way.
- 1:50 He claims there are Jewish Nazis and extreme nationalists who also consider some people not human, so they destroy everyone, not just army against army.
An Orthodox priest speaks about Zionism and the war in Gaza. He criticizes a view he attributes to some Jews: that they may destroy the Palestinian population as their ancestors once destroyed local pagan tribes. He calls this reading a bloody stretch that is not in the Jews' favor.
In his words, they have no right to act toward Palestinians as Joshua (Ieshua ben Nun) once acted toward the seven ancient tribes, such as the Amorites, Gergesenes, Perizzites and Jebusites. The priest argues that they are trying to apply ancient wartime rules in a modern era: to destroy everyone without pity, neither the old nor children nor women, leaving no trace, as in the wars of antiquity.
He then compares this mindset to Nazi racism. According to him, Hitler considered the white race fully human while treating other peoples, such as Gypsies and Jews, as subhuman. To illustrate the logic of such racism, he uses the example of a chicken: people do not mourn it because it is not human and God allowed eating its meat, and racial supremacists view other peoples in the same way.
The priest states that there are Jewish Nazis and extreme Jewish nationalists who likewise consider some people not human, and that this is why they destroy not only armies but everyone, rather than fighting army against army. The post is presented with hashtags on Israel, Gaza and Orthodoxy, and the video consists of the priest's own remarks without further voices or debate shown in the summary.
Main points
- The priest calls the claim that Jews may destroy Palestinians as their ancestors destroyed pagans a bloody stretch.
- He says they have no right to treat Palestinians as Joshua treated the Amorites, Gergesenes, Perizzites, Jebusites and other tribes.
- He argues they apply ancient wartime rules, sparing neither the old, nor children, nor women, in a modern era.
- He compares this to Hitler's racism, in which Gypsies and Jews were seen as subhuman.
- He says Jewish Nazis and extreme nationalists consider some people not human and destroy everyone, not just armies.