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Holocaust Museum condemns swastika flags outside Turning Point USA summit
Holocaust Museum condemns swastika flags outside Turning Point USA summitTampa Bay Times, 7/23/2022
Calling it “an indefensible act of hatred,” the Florida Holocaust Museum sharply condemned demonstrations at the Tampa Convention Center where a group of neo-fascists waved flags with swastikas outside Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit.
“This isn’t about politics or religion,” museum chairman Mike Igel said in a statement. “It’s about humanity. The Florida Holocaust Museum calls upon everyone, Jew and non-Jew, regardless of political affiliation, to condemn this blatant antisemitism in the strongest possible terms. This should matter to everyone.”
Groups clashed briefly outside on the convention center steps. Some were there to protest the gathering inside. Others were there to show support.
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“Openly and proudly displaying genocidal symbols is a direct threat to the Jewish community,” Igel said in his statement. “Carrying the Nazi flag, or that of the SS, the unit responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the Holocaust, is an indefensible act of pure hatred.”
“This isn’t about politics or religion,” museum chairman Mike Igel said in a statement. “It’s about humanity. The Florida Holocaust Museum calls upon everyone, Jew and non-Jew, regardless of political affiliation, to condemn this blatant antisemitism in the strongest possible terms. This should matter to everyone.”
Groups clashed briefly outside on the convention center steps. Some were there to protest the gathering inside. Others were there to show support.
...
“Openly and proudly displaying genocidal symbols is a direct threat to the Jewish community,” Igel said in his statement. “Carrying the Nazi flag, or that of the SS, the unit responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the Holocaust, is an indefensible act of pure hatred.”
https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2022/07/23/holocaust-museuem-condemns-swastika-flags-outside-turning-point-usa-summit/
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