Genocide, the intentional annihilation of a group of people, is the gravest of crimes.As malicious actors weaponize the term and endanger Jews everywhere, meticulous use of the charge is more essential than ever.We are honored to serve as the current and former chairs of the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum, an institution memorializing history’s most well-documented genocide: Nazi Germany and its collaborators’ attempt to systematically murder every Jewish man, woman and child in Europe.They almost succeeded.
Two-thirds of European Jews – 6 million – were killed.The global Jewish population has yet to recover, with fewer Jews alive today than in 1939, when World War II began.Holocaust survivors fervently hoped antisemitism would wither when Germany was defeated and its crimes exposed.
Yet, they knew from centuries of persecutions long before the Nazis, this ancient hatred is impossible to eradicate.Even so, after World War II, antisemitism became socially unacceptable.
The shocking reactions from many quarters to Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel, three years ago, show this is no longer the case.DANNY DANON: FROM OCT 7 TO FLIGHT 1073: THE RESILIENCE THAT KEEPS ISRAEL STANDINGOn that day, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel intending to murder as many Jewish people as possible, bringing about the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.As Israel defends itself, we reiterate our wholehearted conviction that Israel has not committed genocide, reflecting the United States government’s consistent and prevailing view.Emergency services escort people to safety after a car and knife terror attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct.
2, 2025.Police said two people were killed and four others injured before armed officers shot the suspect.
(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)At the same time, we cannot forget the terrible tragedy many innocent Gazans have experienced as a result of the war.The ...