Jewish journalist Masha Gessen on comparing Gaza to a Nazi ghetto

[@dominikrodler8010]

I so agree. "Never again" is not only something the world has to make sure does not happen _to_ the Jews, but also not _by_ the Jews. Any asymmetric oppression and violence is bound to cause a spiral of violence. The only way out of this is the mutual acceptance of everyone's right to live.

[@toddmackinnon6354]

Hamas is the governing body of Gaza look at their charter and what they want. You can't have peace with someone who wants you eliminated from the world at any cost. Stop living in a dream world. Hate is real and has to be stopped

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Agreed.

[@trinsit]

Exactly! It means NO ONE gets to do a genocide ever again. Not that it won't happen to Jews again.

[@W1ZY]

Yes, but with one caveat. The "Jews" are not slaughtering children in Gaza, amongst other atrocities. A nation-state is. And this nation-state, in turn, is being assisted by other nation-states, beginning with the United States which is supplying the ordinance and opposing multiple calls for a ceasefire in the UN while, at the same time, placating its domestic population _by calling for the reduction of civilian casualties._ Naturally, mainstream news outlets operating in nation-states engaged in the genocide support the genocide by supplanting coverage of the genocide with stories equating opposition to the genocide with antisemitism. This has been so effective within nation-states engaged in genocide that the mere appearance of an essay in _The New Yorker_ ignites international coverage in nation-states engaged in genocide diverting attention away from the genocide--as evidenced in the KZbin clip, above.

[@tayibahussain]

Agree no occupation and no apartheid. This van only happen with opening international law but US and UK keep blocking its application over 60 UN resolutions violated and that is exactly what has lead us here.

[@Srational-sy1uz]

Mehdi Hassan deserves to be on prime time with more time on air. Just simply a class and phenomenal of a journalist. Peace

[@nicobsm111saintmichel7]

Is what they don't want. I thought his show was cancelled due to his powerful, journalistic interview with the Israeli propagandist (I don't remember his title). Do you know please?

[@lordvadertheleftie9703]

​@@nicobsm111saintmichel7 He interviewed Mark Regev

[@owenjoy6498]

Let him work for Al Jazeera

[@jaialaiwarrior]

He believes that Muhammad flew on a winged Pegasus donkey to Jerusalem. Literally. He admitted this to Richard Dawkins. 🤣😅😂

[@Srational-sy1uz]

@@jaialaiwarrior I never heard that or saw that. Send me a link to that.

[@CurrentAffairs-lw3rw]

While calling itself human right defender, US has always oppose basic human right such as freedom and self determination of Palestinians in UN since 1948 because of the lobby

[@ronaldking1054]

The United States has made a commitment to Israel to protect it from the outside. The problem is that in order to do so, sometimes we have to ignore that which they have been doing from the outside view. The only way we can remedy this problem is by speaking to the Israelis ourselves. The problem is that Israel has been known to be conflicted to say the least in how they deal with us.

[@Smil7001]

What LOL? Palestinians have rejected 5 peace offers. Also their “self-determination” is the whole land of Israel which they had declared genocidal intent in 1948 in

[@sukhvindermangat1087]

Just look at how much they donate to BOTH parties in America! They're ready to drop $100 Million to go after the Progressive Democrats who've publicly opposed the Israeli Government!

[@jacovawernett3077]

Geshem Israel Geshem Israel elehenu Adonai Hashem.

[@SafetySpooon]

While calling yourself a human rights advocate, you are advocating for the destruction of Israel in favor of a group CREATED BY THE SOVIETS IN THE 60's *for just that purpose*.

[@ChristinaGerlach]

“The dead will be waiting because a crime buried without justice is never laid to rest.” ― Scott Pelley

[@dimakhidarkovskiy2175]

Israel forever anti semite enjoy

[@gillanissan1660]

We have been waiting for justice truth and reconciliation for a long long long time- about 75 years

[@silencedogood7297]

Bring Hasan back as a regular reporter/commentator. We need diversity in opinions.

[@captainchaoscow]

If you want disdain for the West you can watch Al Jazeera and TRT.

[@elenalatici9568]

He's not back permanently? What an egregious mistake MSNBC has made, taking away one of the most important journalists that sets them apart.

[@pik6921]

This is ridiculous the GENEVA CONVENTIONS came about because of WW2 and specifically the nuking of Hiroshima----we decided that going forward carpet bombing civilians was NEVER going to be a thing anymore. But every time I hear pro-Israeli commentators and even the Israeli "spokespeople" compare the actions of the IDF to WW2, nobody in the western media challenges them... BOYCOTT TALKTV...

[@jayleeper1512]

A segment about free speech right after they canceled his free speech, funny. I have been making Masha’s comparison for years. So refreshing to see it voiced by someone as awesome as her. She and Norman Finkelstein are bearers of the truth. No wonder America and Israel want to shut them up.

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Exactly! U.S, Israel, and their western puppet governments HATE actual freedom, democracy, and human rights when it doesn’t suits them.

[@doonewatts7155]

Judge me for what I do not for who I am when applied to Israel's treatment of Palestinians is shocking.

[@dani-ks9cg]

Providing them jobs with good conditions and salary x4 than in any Arab country. Providing them electricity , water , medicine , internet while Egypt gives them nothing. Transferring them billions of dollars of international aid so they can build terror tunnels and rockets. Warning the civilians in times of war to evacuate for their safety Very shocking treatment....

[@1111shee]

What a load!

[@peacefulheart1431]

Palestinians are cursed because Islam governments don't want them... they have to be under Isaac's descendants rule...

[@carlthor91]

@@1111shee No truth. Something alien to you, evidently. Masha and Medhi, are pointing out the hypocrisy.

[@iouel]

KZbin removes the comments of conscientious Americans, who want SAFETY for everyone; not just Christians and their "Best Friends". It's like the illegal friendship of Donald Trump and Vladamir Putin. 'We will be "BEST FRIENDs" with them forever.' That is a bunch of unconstitutional hogwash. We don't get to pick and choose "besties" among nationsl, PERIOD!!!

[@tanyapobuda]

Don't cancel Mehdi Hasan's show. He is needed now. more than ever

[@aishabintabubakr4944]

Maybe he can encourage the Jews to pay jizyah!

[@caliphalifpietyhaya6046]

@@aishabintabubakr4944 I don't know what do you mean?

[@aishabintabubakr4944]

@@caliphalifpietyhaya6046 In Islamic law and the Quran, the Jews and the Christians are to pay a "protection tax" called the jizyah that demonstrates their submission to the Muslim conquerors, so support for Palestine is support for that ideology

[@Bananabear20]

Ahh thank you for laying that all Out the Muslims true intentions. It’s never been about the “rights” of Palestinians.

[@aishabintabubakr4944]

@thoraadam9049 Interesting because the Palestinians colonized from the Jews because a flying donkey told their prophet to go there

[@troubledspirit3328]

It makes me sad that the motto for our remembrance day is, Lest we forget. The world in general appears to have selective memory on what it wants to forget.

[@anna-tn8mg]

Gays for Hamas This creature is evil.

[@tlc6756]

​@LindaHeywood-zb5cfthat's a bit absurd to say remembering the past only causes harm. God gave us the ability to reflect on the past for a very important reason... to make things better for the future. It's called wisdom. Can you imagine a king or president saying they only want to live in the moment? Only fools and court Jesters simply live in the moment. Great leaders reflect, and gain wisdom and understanding.

[@haithamaziz7858]

​@LindaHeywood-zb5cfHow wise and deep your comment is!

[@pop-4567]

Lest We Forget..... The Commonwealth GAZA War Cemetery where 3,217 British and Commonwealth Servicemen are Buried and should be resting in peace. Israel has damaged grave sites there before in previous attacks upon the People of Gaza. I shudder to think on how the sacred site has faired against this present day off the scale, relentless, blind saturation bombardment by the Israeli "Defence" Forces..... My ANZAC Blood Boils. Thousands of Children Dead, Even more are now Broken Forever. Innocent...

[@Moonchild593]

The past must never be forgotten or it will be repeated

[@ct5625]

The term "never again" didn't come with an asterisk. Anyone who honestly believes in the intent of those words does not find it morally and ethically difficult to hold it to be true now and to call out Israel for its actions. The murders of three abductees by the IDF is a perfect example of the unrestrained violence Israel is engaging in. If they could so easily murder three of their own, who were shirtless, unarmed and carrying a white flag, just imagine the indiscriminate murder they have been engaging in from the start. Thank you Masha, for having the courage to confront this publicly.

[@raptango_na6199]

If you dont want casualties then dont start a war. Thats why war is to be avoided. Everyone know this

[@JVendittelli]

Those that think they can attack Muslims, Christians, White and Black males. They should remember what Russia and Europe did to them a 100 years ago.

[@ThunderDog97]

I can make it even a little bit clearer..... the israeli occupation forces had t-shirts made showing a Pregnant Palestinian woman in the crosshairs of a rifle sight and the caption was *1 SHOT 2 KILLS* - they also had t-shirts with a CHILD in the rifle sights and the caption there was *THE SMALLER THE TARGET, THE HARDER IT IS* These are the kind of hateful people that apartheid israel consists of.

[@ThunderDog97]

@@raptango_na6199 War is something that happens between two militaries..... the Gazans don't have a military, don't have an army, don't have an air force, don't have a navy, don't have tanks, don't have guided bombs/missiles, don't have the US donating weapons to them everyday. It's not a war. Besides the United Nations clearly confirms that an occupied people have every right to fight back against their occupiers.

[@raptango_na6199]

@@ThunderDog97 That's semantics. Just like the word Jihad _actually_ means to struggle. The narrowing of definitions dont matter in the real world. They started it, they pose an ongoing treat, and thae treat must be dealt with. And regardless of what the UN says, they arent occupied because it isnt their land. The Romans took it 2000 years ago. Then then Turks, then the British. You dont get land back from griping about it any more than the american indians are getting their land back

[@claudianorthe2459]

Medhi Hasan deserves a primetime spot in the programme

[@awake1807]

Absolutely 💯

[@Sonofspam64]

I thought they fired him. Am I experiencing the Mandela Effect?

[@1111shee]

@@Sonofspam64 - They should!

[@raptango_na6199]

Uh...what now? I think CNN mgt has been reducing their woke anti American hosts

[@kashmir6672]

@@Sonofspam64 Trippy, huh?

[@roboldx9171]

This is why people like the writer Masha Gessen are important, not so much for the rest of us non-Jewish individuals but for the Jewish people worldwide. If the far right in Israel and the US will not listen to non-Jews unless, under U.S. power and the fear of losing money, they must listen to their own intellectuals.

[@talihershkovitz689]

They unfortunately don’t…

[@empireoflightz]

@brightfart *them

[@sub7se7en]

"Never again... unless we're the ones doing it."

[@rarefruit2320]

Same ones responsible then as now, greedy criminals. I don’t care about their segregationists behavior or labels they make up.

[@dborg56]

Glad to see Mehdi Hassan back on air practicing true journalism.

[@24hourjukebox55]

for the 1st time....

[@JCGible]

absolutely. he's one of the best. 🙂👍❤️

[@zakariyoabdulazizov]

but he is leaving

[@JCGible]

@@zakariyoabdulazizov Another example of how Fft this country is becoming

[@raptango_na6199]

Lol. When did he do that?

[@eldenringer6466]

We remember you MEDHI!!! We have not forgotten you. ❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Mary-us8jb]

@eldenringer6466, watch his podcast sometime.

[@ChristopherWerner-f5q]

Yea we remember his racism. Glad he gone.

[@cordeliafitzgerald8714]

​@@ChristopherWerner-f5qyet here you are. You are the racist are you not?

[@morshed2446]

​​@@ChristopherWerner-f5qDon't be shy, say "ANTISYSTEMATICISM" 🤣

[@ränn8671]

@@ChristopherWerner-f5q no we remember his Honesty which is a word u don’t have in ur Language 😉😉

[@danydufort4562]

WE NEED MORE JOURNALISTS LIKE MR HASAN, I HOPE MSNBC WILL KEEP HIM ON AND GIVE HIM A SHOW COMMENSURATE WITH HIS TALENTS AND SKILLS.

[@barbaradobson9298]

YES 1000 more affirmatives to that ! Please gear us MSNBC some of us are hungry for real journalism compared to Morning Jie’s narcissistic drivel !

[@khalidhamdani6853]

This men is so brave and honest, he just says the truth but nowadays saying the truth is a kind of miracle. Merci Monsieur. ❤

[@ad3mn]

The truth is, Israel shoot everything that moves, even their own people. Commiting a genocide, and still playing the victim.

[@Suarez-rw2zy]

So refreshing to see Mehdi Hasan back on the air. Real journalistic questioning and debating skills which should be an example to all mainstream TV journalists all over the US.

[@accesslawyer4989]

Because he let this Israel hater talk? Funny how the same supporters cheer him on when he cross examines and cuts off anyone pro Israel. It's not Hassan the "journalist" that his admirers appreciate, it's his anti Israel views. As long as he promotes the agenda you're all happy regardless of his journalistic integrity or lack thereof.

[@uansari1]

It’s his penultimate show. Still cancelled.

[@jeffreyhanc1711]

MSNBC is the Hillary Clinton/AIPAC-friendly news outlet. If you think she or they have any sort of tolerance for any view deviating from the conservative norm re Israel/Palestine, think again.

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

U.S, Israel, and their western puppet governments HATE actual freedom, democracy, and human rights when it doesn’t suits them.

[@deborahb6294]

Not if we keep asking for him!!

[@constancetorseth6648]

Claiming that anti-Zionism is the same as antisemitism is like saying anti-conservativism is the same as anti-Christian. It's ridiculous.

[@fzcbh4698]

Just for fact, Arabs are also Semtics too.

[@raptango_na6199]

From the wall to the sea...

[@mananimal3644]

I do not see how anyone can vote for Biden at this point. He has the blood of Palestinians on his hands. He has lost my vote. 🇵🇸🙏🏿❤️

[@IMGreg..]

@@mananimal3644 Get real, Biden hasn't dropped 1 bomb and the US living up to it defense obligations is binding beyond Biden. Both Israelis and Palestinians have given rise to the existing horrors. Hamas tossed a bomb and Israel reacted harshly to a possible extreme. The middle east has been the bane of every American president since Israels creation. Blaming Biden for what's going on is like Blaming your Parents for rain, they're powerless to stop it. Israelis and Palestinians are the only ones responsible for the perpetuation of the killing by allowing extreme views in both camps to rule.

[@jonathanbein5559]

Anti-Zionism means not wanting a state for Jews. By that definition, anti-Zionism is antisemitic.

[@klom2441]

I am also very happy to see Medhi back. We need his voice.

[@astridschwarz5473]

Being a German I applaud her strength of telling it like it is.

[@scottsmith6606]

I’m going to assume, because you are a German, the irony in this statement is completely lost on you.

[@DavidSmith-mf2se]

@astridschwarz5473. Being a German, you should not be antisemitic and pro-terrorist, like she is. You have the responsibility before Jews for the crimes which your people did in the war. You should not help the terrorists who do the same crimes against Jews, like your people did.

[@andreaerling7614]

As a German like you I am appalled at the stance taken by our German government in this decade long conflict, a government which does not seem to have any problem at all with the bombing and starvation tactics applied in Gaza. What is happening there now is deliberate mass murder of thousands of Palestinean civilians. A genocide. It has nothing to do with self defence. Our German government is on the wrong side of history, once again.

[@astridschwarz5473]

@@andreaerling7614 I wholeheartedly agree. Stunning to see what is happening yet again. We ought to have been the first to point it out, being, as we were wrong before WWI to say we would back up Austria no matter what (the stance taken by US right now) and in WWII dehumanizing the Jewish people in a plot to keep the Volksseele (?) busy - much like the Israeliean government has been dehumanizing the Palestinians for 75 years now. We Germans should have been our corrective self - aren't we always pointing out mistakes? But this time we are on the wrong side again - do not know how to get out of this one. And in Palestine famine is raising its ugly head again and thousand Palestinians are dying through (US) bombs, bullets from cowardly snippers or bad water, deceases and under destroyed buildings.

[@The_Voice_of_Reason748]

"The Palestinians have the right to hate the ones that destroyed their lives". - Prof Norman Finkelstein

[@ronaldking1054]

They only have as much right to hate as any normal person does. Once they decide to escalate what has been done to them by doing worse to others, then they are becoming the people that they hate. Just no one in their group has decided to point this out to the groups that have been escalating. This, however, does not excuse the previous treatment.

[@Boredmillenial]

​@@ronaldking1054 You mean "present treatment." Isreal is presently an apartheid state. Not to mention, Netanyahu financially backed Hamas because he wanted there to be terrorists in charge if Gaza so people would be less sympathetic to the Palestinians. Netanyahu manufactured this war as an excuse to wipe out the Palestinian people like the genocidal maniac he is.

[@Smil7001]

Norman Finkelstein is a neonazi

[@haleemiqubal6954]

Wrong!gazans have been carpet bombed,murdered in public,innocent civilians kidnapped and kept under admimistrative detention with some females being sexually abused.

[@spamfilter32]

Finkelstein has also compared Gaza to a Ghetto. It is the best analog. Much better than an "open air prison" because prison connotates it's occupants with being criminals. While a Ghetto carries no such connotations.

[@jrch5563]

I am sooooo glad that Medhi is back!!!!!!!.

[@oftenlucid]

I hope I am wrong, and please correct me if I am, but this is his next to last show. Which is just a crime against good journalism.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Yes indeed. Mr Hasan brings to US political commentary that degree of objectivity and depth of research which is inculcated into serious tv, radio, and print media reporters and pundits in the UK, but is rare in their American counterparts.

[@helenab7390]

Yes the most decent journalist...I'll never trust our media (Western)...I'm from UK and it's so framing everything pro Israel. Its horrendous..

[@xalivt]

he is not back .. his contract ends in 1-2 months

[@newtoniantime8804]

Idolism is haram according to the Koran.

[@KathleenHammett-hr1gy]

Good to see Mehdi , & of course Masha Gessen . Great guest & show..

[@meetings3071]

Yep. I just resubscribed to MSNBC, which seems to have found it's backbone.

[@kurtolsen6175]

Gessen is a very brave journalist! Full support from Norway!

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

As someone who started talking about this parallel more than a month ago exactly because I studied the Holocaust to be able to recognize it and fight it if it happened again, it's deeply concerning how the Netanyahu gov. is cheapening the meaning of "antisemitism". This is VERY dangerous.

[@jamessdavis5201]

Jews = 0.2% of the global population. Fancy telling me what percentage are Zionists and why that's a threat to you?

[@m.s.6586]

What’s more concerning is how you claim to have studied the Holocaust and makes such comparisons and claims. Using Jewish history and our genocide to spread antisemitic hate and propaganda.. You are the worst.

[@t-and-p]

Well said! Playing the ethnicity card is a vile move by Netanyahu, especially in the current climate. Marching with tiki torches shouting "Jews will not replace us" is antisemitic. Accusing "Jewish space lasers" of starting forest fires is antisemitic. Stirring up rhetoric so that Jewish people and synagogues are attacked is antisemitic. All of these things are actively happening. Questioning the decisions of a government, raising valid concerns about security, humanitarianism, and safety, whilst trying to stop human suffering and genocide? That is NOT antisemitic. In fact, I would argue that those are the people who respected the Jewish people enough to listen to Holocaust survivors, learn from the past, and *believe* that "never again" should stand. All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to do nothing. The people questioning the decisions of a government (whose religion is irrelevant, because the questioning is based on their actions not their faith) are doing something - they are trying to enforce the "never again" message. Learning from Jewish history and acting to try and prevent future human suffering is about as far removed from antisemitism as it gets.

[@MrAbuYaz]

You got a D?

[@charliekowittmusic]

It’s incredibly ironic that you would cancel somebody’s Hannah Arendt Prize ceremony over penning something controversial.

[@ninemoonplanet]

Especially when Hannah did write some very controversial articles, especially after going to both Israel and seeing the Gaza situation with the IDF and the Israeli government leaders. She called them out repeatedly.

[@dinkster1729]

It's hardly controversial.

[@synchronium24]

@@ninemoonplanet That's interesting. I thought Arendt would be very supportive of Israel, given both her Judaism and seeming social conservatism.

[@brianmaluleka9189]

​@@synchronium24She was a supporter of a Jewish homeland in the 30s but became critical after the ww2.( read Eichmann in Jerusalem and the origin of totalitarianism)

[@pio4362]

@@synchronium24 Well, Orthodox Jews tick both of those boxes and they're famous for Anti-Zionism. They interpret Zionism as a secular hijacking of their religion for nationalistic ends and were the first to oppose it. There are also plenty of people in Africa, Asia and Latin America who would be considered highly socially conservative by Western standards, but would would endorse the anti-colonial struggle in Palestine. The world is complex.

[@lyndasmith444]

I respect Masha Gessman. This analogy has crossed my mind as well. It's not the same but scarily similar. How does the Netanyahu/Trump-er Maga support crowd play into this? I sense that it's a big part of it. This from a New Yorker watching 9/11 from across the river in Brooklyn and watching our response spiral out of control. I just have this creepy feeling about it.

[@thomaswhittakerkidd9356]

Mehdi Hasan is by far, the biggest standout on MSNBC. His rationally rigorous questioning ,confronting the powerful's falsehoods with truth is priceless. Isn't this the main reason we have freedom of the press in functioning democracies? .Thank you, Mehdi Hasan!

[@GiarkReleos]

your statement rings false .. the jews(not Hebrews) canceled his show and severely limited his exposure. seems for msnbc to fulfill their legal obligation, a couple more shows will appear.

[@SaurianSavior]

@@GiarkReleos No, actually. You can't just say "The jews cancelled his show". This ain't /pol/. This is the most blatantly antisemitic post I've seen here.

[@cr41gieboy]

@@SaurianSavior Truth. Deal with it.

[@sanlin129]

IMO-good to see Mehdi back. I look forward to his segment all the time & wondered what MSNBC was thinking gutting his show.

[@sunshineseaandvitamind8620]

His show is not back, these are the final episodes before it is scrapped for good.

[@ahmeddeedatjalloh4892]

Too bad

[@sylvesterajah9886]

I am so happy to see Mehdi Hassan back on MSNBC articulating FACTS AND TRUTHS . Welcome back Mehdhi ! ❤❤❤

[@uansari1]

His show is still cancelled…this is his second to last show.

[@screechingwind114]

​@@uansari1oh . Dang.

[@toonlyrics]

​@@uansari1Horrible that he's been canceled. One of the best journalists ever.

[@JJ-ls8ep]

Israel isn’t free of the Evil of the past world war They now are the ones we see as the perpetrators and is heavily involved for years unspeakable crimes and support of terrorists and blackmail of our political leaders to keep from accountability. They. This has finally shown as truth as they bulldozed victims injured wounded alive. They are as bad as the evil that tried to wipe their innocent from our world.

[@B_Bodziak]

Only on the weekends

[@Kabir-cs4zd]

Delighted to see Mehdi Hasan is back to his great profession as great journal, inspirational, and bringing fact right,

[@2012WhatsNext]

Thank you, Mehdi, for having Gessen in your show.

[@hebagally8567]

What do we infer from Mr. Biden’s statement in his last speech that he supports Israel because he is Jewish? Does America support Israel because Mr. Biden is Jewish? Does Mr. Biden know that there are thousands in the streets suffering from extreme cold, rain, hunger, and discomfort, and under constant bombardment, to die? The war of annihilation of this people must be stopped because it is humanity and respect for international law, and the trial of Netanyahu, the killer of innocents and children, and the massacres that continue under diplomatic and military support

[@The_Voice_of_Reason748]

"Most Zionists don't believe that God exists but they do believe he promised them PALESTINE". - Ilan Pappe

[@donnaroberts4513]

That is oxcimoron. Doesn’t make sense.

[@olmaBLN]

Ilan Pappe telling socialist Kibbuz movement as nationslist and accuses Jews for poisening water... Yeah, Wow

[@muzzymuzzy12]

​@@donnaroberts4513it makes perfect sense. Think about it.

[@gsp4prez]

@@donnaroberts4513it makes perfect sense. Kind of like how American evangelicals have never read their bibles but believe America is gods gift to only them.

[@Emri27]

Do most zionists not believe in God? Is that so?

[@drivethrive123]

Extremely happy to see you Mehdi Hasan! God bless you and your family.

[@coldwar45]

The fact that the Hannah Arendt Foundation nearly withdrew the prize for this from Masha is disgraceful.

[@1individeo]

It's the world we living in. The Peace Nobel Prize is named after a guy who invented TNT 😳

[@UTubeISphere]

Not the Hannah Arendt Foundation, but the Green Party and its Heinrich Boell Foundation (every German Party with at least 5 per cent of the vote gets a tax-payer funded foundation), which contributes the 10,000 Euro prize money. E.g. the German foreign minister is a member of the Green Party. Heinrich Boell, Nobel Prize 1972 (Literature) most likely would disagree with the decision taken in his name.

[@larslindgren3846]

​@@1individeoAlfred Nobel invented Dynamite used mainly in the mining industry and similar industry. He should not be blamed for the mainly military explosive TNT.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

For everyone hoping Mehdi's back on the air: I don't think it's true. I believe Mehdi said in an interview his show would air a few more times to fulfill the contract but had been terminated thereafter. So with this recent clip from his show, we're getting cake made of sawdust: it's great to see & hear from Mehdi, but MSNBC hasn't changed their minds about cancelling him. Of course he will appear occasionally as an analyst & fill-in, but that's not the same as having a dedicated show of his own. Access journalism strikes again!

[@H3LLS3NT4SS4SS1N]

Thank goodness. As a liberal, it is tragic snd disheartening how thoroughly inundated the liberal media has become with Islamist apologists.

[@juliehankinson4891]

And that really sucks.

[@raf4992]

Great..He's a bias religious activist ...

[@joecool2029]

@@raf4992he asks the hard questions that you don’t want to. You’re scared of the truth. Israel is committing war crimes. Palestine does not equal Hamas. They’re racist and murderers

[@GiarkReleos]

its enough for me to stop watching msnbc

[@joemoon4ify]

Great to see Medhi back on!

[@PatrickCebron-yg8jg]

Not really

[@anthonymatthews3698]

@@PatrickCebron-yg8jgno one cares what you think, deplorable…

[@tayibahussain]

He is back!!! An actual journalist who does his due diligence

[@toeg1]

Bravo!! I have long compared Gaza to the Warsaw Ghetto. Congratulations to Masha Gessen for their outstanding work and award AND congratulation to Mehdi Hasan for his spot on interview.

[@TheWebstaff]

Except in the case it would be a ghetto in the English channel and the Brits going no stay there, we will give you weapons you can sort yourselves out.

[@jaxxedbytes]

ahaha it's SHE :)

[@t-and-p]

Same! The similarities between the two - even down to the fighting back, the tunnels, and the vicious suppression, is uncanny. It has always puzzled me that a country so determined to teach about the Holocaust so that it may never happen again (& they are right, it should never happen again - to anyone) are perpetrating similar acts of barbarism against their own enemies, and yet they don't see it. Their vengeance ensures that nothing about their behaviour seems "familiar". Those who have truly studied history and can look at this situation without bias see the glaringly obvious similarities. Masha Gessen is a thoroughly decent human being, with integrity and courage, to raise this point publicly and stand up to those who need to be told that they are wrong. The award was thoroughly deserved. Those who served in WWII and who survived the Holocaust (& the people they handed down direct knowledge of those experiences to, without prejudice) see what is happening. If we truly mean "never again", we have to be clear - it is "never again" for humanity, not just the zionists hiding behind Holocaust survivors and saying that only Jews should be protected, whilst committing inhumane atrocities. EVERYONE should be protected.

[@sheilamansell5634]

@@jaxxedbytesstupid comment

[@oltedders]

​@@jaxxedbytes I believe she refers to herself as Masha.

[@chrisbremner8992]

In Australia we have lots of open air prisons, their conditions are much better than Gaza.

[@MPaulCezanne]

Mehdi Hasan is one of the best commentators out there. Any network would be lucky to have him.

[@raptango_na6199]

you mean any Al Jazeera oriented network

[@widows-sun-369]

her

[@Laight4work]

wasn’t he fired ?

[@alexpastor8582]

this lady is punished for telling the truth

[@meetings3071]

​@@raptango_na6199 You say that like an Al Jazeera orientated network is a bad thing. _If so, I would suggest that you check your moral compass._

[@ahmedfayyaz4257]

Good to see Mehdi back. @MSNBC you better keep his show on this time

[@Sturmavk]

I suppose you somehow missed the part where Mehdi referred to all non Muslims as "animals" and Infidels. Great guy, if you're into hate and Jihad.

[@cassieo4337]

I believe Mehdi's show is cancelled only as of Jan2024. He hasn't left yet.

[@ahmedfayyaz4257]

@cassieo4337 ah right. Not good then. Thanks for letting me know

[@anthonyzornig]

One of the most important voices of progressive media is back! So glad to experience you and your guests, Mr. Hasan. Keep up your approach and call out when calling out is due.

[@adamgrimsley2900]

You know he believes in flying horses?

[@joannfawaz]

This gentleman has some of the best interviews. Bring his show back

[@theophany150]

Masha Gessen is wonderful. Congratulations, Masha. The prize was NOT scaled down. You get full scale credit for everything you have done and shown us. And we are going to miss Mehdi Hasanl Please find another platform, Mehdi. I am so disappointed in MSNBC, because they know better.

[@marshcreek4355]

Annapour & Company would be a great side gig for Mehdi. Just like it is for the extremely talented Michel Martin.

[@LunaticAstrology]

You are in the minority

[@theophany150]

@@marshcreek4355 He seems a trifle outspoken for NPR ... dunno. I watch NPR and I would definitely tune in to see him. What would probably be more interesting for him might be a guest teaching gig for a semester, or a touring lecturer at university level, while he finds the right position in media. And that would be a way to reach the young people on whose slender shoulders hangs our escape from the perils of fascism. He could go from university to university and lecture.

[@theophany150]

Anybody who wants to maintain their political credibility has to harken to a variety of opinions. Once in a while, I even go over to FOX, Nwsmax, etc. Its almost more than I can take, but I want to know what they are up to over there so I can counter it. Everybody in America has an obligation to do the same. So even those who don't like him or necessarily agree with him need to know much of what he brings to the discussion. Its part of good citizenship. @@LunaticAstrology

[@yusuf786baig]

Mehdi is the queen bee, the journalism goes where he goes...🎉❤

[@meetings3071]

I agree. _My unsubscribing / resubscribung to MSNBC goes where Mehdi goes._ I have resubscribed to MSNBC.

[@Stew282]

He's an apologist for terrorists.

[@Prensinannisi]

yesss

[@FargoFalls]

Finally- Mehdi Hasan is back! Now we just need to see him on his own show again!

[@zakariyoabdulazizov]

but its his last show he is cancelled tho broooo

[@meetings3071]

​@@benjaminaviles1388 Semantics. MSNBC gave him less airtime directly after he exposed the Apartheid Israel propagandist Mark Regev for the Israeli atrocities.

[@frankiestein8482]

yeh about how as hates non believers as according to the koran as he already has a video about

[@zakariyoabdulazizov]

what did i say ?do you know passive voice look at that again @@benjaminaviles1388

[@Karl-Benny]

Yes they don't want the truth shown@@zakariyoabdulazizov

[@michaelbayer5094]

Masha Gessen and Mehdi Hassan are always worth listening to. They draw attention to issues that you might not be aware of, they challenge the accepted narative, and they make you feel uncomfortable about your complacency.

[@chemcintosh9704]

Masha Gessen is talking nonsense. To compare the ghettoes of ww2 Poland etc with the Gaza strip is a fascinating look at the victim culture that is being espoused. The guilt complex of the liberal movement ehich ties in with the leftist drama of identity politics without any concept of the hatred that LGBTQ and civil partnerships equity education equality multiculturalism (especially 'mixed' households) freedom etc etc etc that Hamas and even more 'moderate' 'Islamist' movements in gaza represent.

[@michaelbayer5094]

@@chemcintosh9704 It seems that KZbin has shortened your reply. Also, you need to write complete sentences that uses verbs to make your point. After your first 2 sentences, this is incomprehensible.

[@hillside21]

@@michaelbayer5094 Maybe it's HateGPT

[@sofiyagrober2180]

It only worth listening to their opinion if you know the subject on which they talk so you could criticize them instead just straight listening to them

[@michaelbayer5094]

@@sofiyagrober2180 Yes, my statement pre-supposes that I know the topic and that they know the topic. I wrote "always" because I've always seen them both well-prepared, knowledgable, and informed. Both are working journalists (not news readers) and know know and understand history. While I do believe the viewing audience should be informed, they are reliable, truthful, and therefore trustworthy, journalists. So, even if a viewer were completely uninformed, listening to Gessen and Hassan would be the perfect starting point.

[@karenmcfarlane8882]

Thank you Masha Gessen. Evil is evil. Even so called "just" nations plan and execute horrific actions. Religion doesn't stop them. It's a reason to be cruel.

[@Hiafanao]

"Religion doesn't stop them. It's a reason to be cruel." exactly .. that's why gaza is raided now ... and why the usa was raiding some other 'horrific' nations before .. lol i love it when apes trying using arguments which goes totally against yourself! xD

[@williamdavis9562]

@@Hiafanao Gaza is raided because people who had their homes stolen, their children slaughtered and the survivors stuffed into the world's only concentration camp seemed to get violent after breaking out of the concentration camp after decades. Crazy right? Who could have imagined people in a situation like that just might get violent. Shocker....But then again people with the reasoning skills of an ape might have trouble understanding this simple dynamic that if you abuse people for long enough they'll react.

[@lovejones8041]

You don’t need to be anti anything. Be: PRO-freedom PRO-equality PRO-peace PRO-humanity Being PRO something does not make you ANTI something else. If everyone would start being PRO these four things, this world would be a much better place.

[@hiltonwatkins6750]

Very good point. Let’s start working for what people want and what is obviously good for humanity. The concept of we are better for having liquidated something bad is right in line with the idea that rich people are better then others and lead better lives and so on because there is this concept of one better then the other leads to the top defiling the bottom in liquidations. All made up in their mind…. Like a definition of a holocaust.

[@frankiestein8482]

yes here we go just excuses for Islamic Jihadist properganda

[@brianomoli4]

You cannot have pro freedom and pro equality. These ides are mutually exclusive.

[@dbohler8640]

It’ll never work for the simple fact that power mongers can’t carve out a political following or control a group without sewing division.

[@normanmccollum6082]

Pro equality? Disgusting; I am not a Marxist.

[@Human-Failure]

We need more of Mehdi Hasan please

[@friedala4702]

Yes and Gessen Mashas

[@meetings3071]

MSNBC, I previously unsubscribed from you when you took Mehdi Hasan off air, but will now resubscribe to you. If you cancel again, I will unsubscribe from you again. _Keeping Mehdi on air is a barometer of the integrity of MSNBC._

[@shaneshaney5860]

May God bless Mehdi Hasan and continue to strengthen him in his humane career as a reasoned journalist!

[@cr41gieboy]

I'll have some of what you've been smoking

[@xalivt]

Masha is so decent human being

[@afre3398]

I have often been puzzled by the fact. That legit critic of the state of Israel. often get relabeled as antisemitism. And is often used as in this case to demean and mute unpleasant political discourse

[@chrism1503]

You just solved your own puzzle.

[@rhyslucero1400]

There is not a legitimate argument for the complete dissolution of Israel anymore than there is a legitimate argument for the complete dissolution of Jordan. After all, Palestine was split into Israel and Jordan. Why doesn't the PLO claim Jordan as part of Palestine?

[@afre3398]

@@rhyslucero1400 Did I EVER even remote say ANYTHING about dissolution. But you very much prove my point

[@rhyslucero1400]

@@afre3398 Yes, you said - legitimate criticism of the State of Israel gets labeled as antisemitism. But, that's not true. Legitimate criticism is NOT labeled as antisemitism. Members of the Knesset criticize the actions of the State of Israel constantly. What is labeled as antisemitic is the criticism that Israel shouldn't exist. Biden has criticized Israel's tactics in carrying out the anti-terrorist operations - he's not antisemitic. If you are not talking about dissolving Israel, nobody legitimately can call it antisemitic. Legit criticism is not antisemitic.

[@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368]

Mehdi Hasan always on top of info !

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Exactly! U.S, Israel, and their western puppet governments HATE actual freedom, democracy, and human rights when it doesn’t suits them.

[@88nlinus]

Democrats are a joke

[@Kikuyo2]

Like fact checking and praising bidenomics? Trump derangement syndrome 🙄

[@ML-iz9cc]

Great guest. Masha Gessen spoke absolute truth. Thank you Masha and thank you Mehdi.

[@blahblahblah9092]

If you ignore the billions in funds Hamas has stolen then he seems almost right.

[@frankpalancio8471]

Great to see Mehdi back on air again. Msnbc was crazy for taking him off

[@Scarter63]

Glad you're back Mehdi! You're one of the best interviewers out there. You ask tough questions, and good follow up questions. Keep it up.

[@SMHC-b8y]

It's so so refreshing to see Mehdi Hassan. We miss him so much... his wit, candid responses and pertinent points is indeed a joy to watch. He is simply impeccable and many can learn from him. A much respected figure masyaallah!

[@mainulhasan7689]

I unsubscribed the channel when knew Mehedi Hasan isn’t with MSNBC anymore. I'm gonna subscribe again.

[@joycegifford8826]

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity" Martin Luther King Jr (A Proper Sense of Priorities speech delivered Feb 6, 1968)

[@yonahlessard9582]

Great quote, a great man, a true friend of the Jews and supporter of Israel!

[@Jupiterocks]

A wonderful Zionist :)

[@marcgottlieb9579]

@@yonahlessard9582 Oh Ysa ? Another one of my tribe with another opinion, so here's mine...There wasn't any./

[@marcgottlieb9579]

@@yonahlessard9582 What they all (elites) forgot to tell the masses is the world as we know it ends in late 24....Does anyonr recall The Great Deluge?.

[@marcgottlieb9579]

@@Jupiterocks The Dragon of Rev 12 is in our skies as I type..

[@Dot-Dot-Dash]

So glad to see Mehdi Hasan back with this powerful guest!

[@meetings3071]

Indeed. Great to see Mehdi back! _Now let's see if MSNBC will have the courage to give him an Israeli government official to dismantle as he dismantled Mark Regev._

[@ravenscry048]

Masha Gessen has a very personal and informed view of the situation with Gaza and how Israel has treated Gaza and it's residents ( not Hamas ) for many years. I always enjoy when she is on any major news program.

[@B_Bodziak]

Let's see how many hosts invite her onto their shows. I suspect Medhi will be the only one. All of the controversy her article caused but they won't dare let her speak on-air. This is why we NEED people like Medhi Hasan. If he decided to get his own Twitter channel like Tucker(ick), it would probably prompt me to restart using Twitter in spite of my opinion on musk.

[@someoneelse8412]

Let me correct you: “they are on”. Gessen is nonbinary and trans and uses “they/them” pronouns in English.

[@rithkimlina]

I missed Mehdi Hasan show. I didn’t realize he’s back on. Great to see him back.

[@zulygirl4412]

He has his back?

[@StephenYuan]

Masha Gessen is one of the best journalists working today

[@Hiafanao]

like goebbels before, right ?

[@David-v2t8h]

Thank you for airing this important discussion. I wish our political leaders here in the U.S., were as concerned. Over twenty thousand civilians, including ten thousand women and children killed so far by Netanyahu’s indiscriminate bombings, while President Biden, Blinken, Sullivan and Kirby remain silent.

[@elenalatici9568]

John Kirby isn't being silent.He blathers on everyday. Every word that comes out of his mouth is Orwellian. I can't bear listening to him.. .

[@martingisser273]

Hamas numbers. Hamas are propaganda liars.

[@martingisser273]

Hamas numbers. Hamas are propaganda liars.

[@BornAnAtheist666]

If any of you have actually read the bible, especially the old testament you will see Jews are very fond of commiting genocide and they are happily at it again.

[@roots1458]

They are not silent. They're footing the bill.

[@ibraVibe]

You hired Mehdi for his talent. You fired him for it. Then you rehired him for again. Madness!

[@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368]

No solution in Israel so long Netanyahu in charge.

[@jamesheuer5139]

No solution in Israel,so long as Hamas in charge!

[@bayousbambino427]

No solution in Gaza, so long as HAMAS is in charge.

[@DulceN]

@@jamesheuer5139Hamas is in charge as a result of Israel’s actions for seven decades, let’s not lose track of that all important fact.

[@IXSICNESS]

​@@bayousbambino427 israel is the main force keeping hamas is power. Israel's actions justify hamas' existence

[@IXSICNESS]

​@@bayousbambino427 israel is the main force keeping hamas is power. Israel's actions justify hamas' existence

[@elenalatici9568]

Thank you Mehdi for interviewing Masha Gessen..If anyone has right to write and speak about the horror of Gaza, it is she. I haven't read read her New Yorker piece.. The price of a subscription, although I understand that the New Yorker is fighting to survive, has become too expensive for me. The irony of Masha Gessen being accused of Anti-Semitism is final proof that the world has turned upside down and inside out. This interview was brilliant. Painful to listen to. 😢

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Masha Gessen is a _woman?_ I kept watching and couldn't figure out what Masha was so thank you for addressing it. I was genuinely confused.

[@andreabrown4541]

Especially for an award named after Hannah Arendt!

[@joshgrumiaux6820]

@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Masha is non-binary. Should be "their" New Yorker piece.

[@cassieo4337]

I read the article online, for free. The New Yorker (and NYT) allows for 3 free articles per month.

[@Vynjira-chan]

@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Masha Gessen is nonbinary and trans and uses they/them pronouns. Gessen came out as nonbinary in 2020 and began using they/them pronouns at that time.

[@ianenglish123]

The comparison is uncanny. Its ok by western standards to be anti islamic but not ok to be anti semetic. Its also not ok to be objectively humanitarian. Many Jewish people are protesting Netanyahu's right wing methods, are they anti semetic.

[@m.s.6586]

Are you okay? Antisemitism is rampant in social societies while any mention of Muslims supporting terrorism and screaming for genocide gets a push back as “anti Muslim”.

[@lesterlammers9463]

No, they are being honest.

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

Criticizing the Israel government isn't anti Semitic

[@elligilberg1564]

Protesting Netanyahu is not anti-Semitic, to the contrary!!! Netanyahu is an authoritarian. Authoritarianism and fascism are the greatest threat to Jews around the world.

[@hebadoha5552]

@@lesterlammers9463 😆😂👌

[@nomasnofuss8393]

thanks so much for this interview...the whole question of anti-zionism being equated with anti-semitism is something that is really scary... when you make comments that question the tactics or laws of the state of Israel illegal and call it anti-semitic??... that is Orwellian and is something a totalitarian state would do...DO NOT QUESTION THE STATE AND THOSE IN POWER OF THE STATE. this is NOT democratic and the recent laws that were passed in Israel that allows the government to overrule the courts and Judiciary reinforces this....Israel is not a democracy....it is a theocracy...just like Iran is a theocracy

[@martinportelance138]

Most baffling to me is that in America, you can criticize America, but not Israel. What's the next step?

[@youssefdirani]

I believe we should call for a referendum made by true original land owners (Palestineans, including native Palestinean jews) and they decide the state they want. Simple. Very simple. It's not a thousands of years matter. Otherwise, the immigrants who stole the land should go back to where they came from.

[@RobertLeffel]

Sorry, you’ve just learned a new word (“theocracy”) and like to practice using it? What exactly makes israel is theocracy, care to elaborate?

[@nomasnofuss8393]

@@RobertLeffel Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more theocracy -a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. "his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy" the commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king. noun: Theocracy; noun: the Theocracy

[@nomasnofuss8393]

@@RobertLeffel ''Theocracy'' is a Greek word that means ''government by God. '' A theocracy is a state that is governed by a government that derives its authority directly from a religion, usually invoking the authority of a religious deity and basing their laws on religious texts.

[@TaraTara2024]

Mehdi Hassan is an incredible journalist, great interview👏

[@cr41gieboy]

no, he's a propagandist establishment tool

[@TheBasedCanadian]

He's a race bater

[@rosejack7738]

It's good to see you back on your show, Mehdi!

[@nura1627]

As a fan, I am ashamed of MSNBC's cancellation of this vital show. Even if they do let him finish out the last weeks of the contract.

[@rameshnayak311]

Very glad to see Mehni Hassan back on MSNBC,I m a big fan of Mehdi.

[@marilynjackson5752]

So refreshing to hear a logical discussion of what is happening in Gaza. Thank you.

[@nostradamus9441]

So happy to see Mehdi Hassan back on the air! He is probably the best reporter on MSNBC

[@meetings3071]

Definitely!

[@Rene.Mortel]

I'm so glad to see you here Mehdi ❤ Welcome back!

[@MightyfireflyAndme]

Criticizing the Israeli government is not anti semitic.

[@ahamilton4021]

So articulate and well argued. Thank you for recognizing this nuanced approach that highlights the importance of “never again” not being hollow political rhetoric.

[@WayOfDiplomacy]

Ex-French soldier Guillaume Ancel: "The current Israeli offensive is a carnage of Palestinians... We estimate between 25,000 and 35,000 killed by Israel".

[@Mr_badjoke]

Give her every award we have!!!

[@Arif_Islam1]

A Holocaust survivor, Hajo Meyer clearly explains that anti-zionism is not anti-semitism but Israel uses this to shutdown any criticism

[@joehopfield]

Thank you both for your fearless honesty. Grateful that Mehdi continues to speak truth to power.

[@marathi22]

Did Mehdi Hasan get his show back? Wasn't it canned a few weeks ago? This makes me happy to see!

[@The_Voice_of_Reason748]

"Hamas were created and funded by Israel". - Israeli Brig General Yitzhak Segev

[@kewlbeone5949]

Hannah Arendt was far more critical of Israel, Zionism, and the treatment of Palestinians from 1942 to 1975(her death) than Gessen has ever been. Freedom to speak truth to power has been destroyed since WW2, and the world has fallen back to the perversions of collectivism (socialism, fascism, communism, feudalism, and Fabianism).

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Mehdi's back?! Great. Now let's get more of those Izzy mouthpieces on the air for him to interview.

[@carldori6172]

Mehdi, good to see that you are still on MSNBC and this article with Masha was interesting, thank you.

[@victoriabaker4400]

Masha Gessen is brilliant. Thank you for this coverage.

[@danielbaron4601]

This ghetto comparison is a massive stretch. Jews had no option to live, and had no society, hospitals, schools, highest per capital humanitarian aid, hotels, beaches, billionaire class…

[@blairtinkle4563]

Off topic, but is Mehdi back? It's REALLY, REALLY, REALLY good to see and hear him. Bring him back full time, please.

[@NEAZ24]

Nah, he's a pig.

[@terryhall818]

Are you joking?? He's a nasty dangerous liar & I'm so very glad he left England

[@arnoldver-d2w]

Netanyahu insists on killing innocent people, including children, and if it were not for the support that Biden provides him, this war would not have been started from the beginning. Stop the war, and to Mr. Biden, to the American people and the peoples of the world, this support is a cover for Netanyahu’s crimes, the killing of children, and the bombing and killing of the people of Gaza

[@marmalar]

Yeah! I had no idea he had been uncancelled by MSNBC!

[@NEAZ24]

@@marmalar Yeah, we got him banned once and we can do it again.

[@dorothysatterfield3699]

Hannah Arendt, too, was excoriated for being a truth-teller. Thank you for your clear-sighted integrity, Masha.

[@MrAbuYaz]

She supported the death penalty for Eichmann.

[@The_Voice_of_Reason748]

"The Occupier does not have the right to defend themselves". - UN

[@tester4327]

A very genuine moment down to earth award ceremony

[@MuhammadEgbaria-h8v]

Grateful that we have Mehdi Hassan back on air. His voice is so important at this time in our ever changing world.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Is it??? comparing Gaza to a Jewish Ghetto is extremally dangerous misinformation.

[@peggyoban4069]

“His?”

[@GiarkReleos]

@@peggyoban4069 you not into reality? you fine with genocide, sometimes.

[@rosablume4346]

Hey Mr. Mehdi, so glad you are back, I thought they had axed you keep up asking all those pesky questions greetings from Europe, Anna

[@philosophygeek551]

Courageous and true words from Masha Gessen. I don't understand how any fair-minded, objective and reasonable person can deny that what Israell is waging in Gaza is genocide and ethnic cleansing.

[@zingarovskij]

I was wondering that myself. But look: genocide and ethnic cleansing have really precise meanings. Like any word we use. If we use the word genocide now for Gaza, we are necessarily equating Gaza with past historical events that we already call genocide. Armenia, Rwanda, Cambodia (the first coming to my mind). Millions of people killed. Nobody debates they weren't. But that is not what is happening now or in the last decades in Gaza. If we used that word, we would not be accurate in describing the facts. In my opinion, what Masha Gessen means (and I give the benefit of the doubt because it was not explained it) is to decry the condition of Jews in ghettos before 1939, not after 1939, so not during the enforcement of the genocidal Holocaust.

[@saineghi]

Perhaps Masha should have visited an open air prison for context. I disagree with her comparison on many levels. At the very least, I don't recall learning about an internationally funded government in a Jewish ghetto that starved its people and dug weapons caches instead.

[@KlausJLinke]

People today are proud of the occupants of the Warshaw ghetto that made weapons caches and resisted.

[@havingfunisnthard]

To you, I say: All humans have a responsibility to contend with whatever harm was done to them so they may avoid enacting it on others, continuing the cycle of abuse. We've been seeing what happens when an entire nation neglects to do so over the span of 80 years: they become what they survived. Who cares if there’s some semblance of government. If it’s really so hard for you to understand the comparison as children are mowed down, please sincerely reflect on who you would be in 1943 were you not Jewish.

[@nelsonvega3444]

Ahh it so good to see Mehdi Hasan …I miss his reporting…telling it like it is …