Joint List head urges Arab citizens to respect Holocaust siren
MK Ayman Odeh calls Shoah ‘unparalleled’ in history; says deniers are apart of ‘mechanism of evil’
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Joint (Arab) List Chairman Ayman Odeh called Thursday on Arab-Israeli citizens to participate in the national moment of silence on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
In an interview conducted on the day of the national memorial, the MK insisted that the whole country stand in silence for the siren heard throughout Israel.
“As chairman of the Joint List, I call on the entire population — especially the Arab population — to stand at attention during the siren,” Odeh said while speaking with Channel 10.
The MK said Arab-Israelis have a responsibility to both respect and understand the Nazi genocide responsible for the death of six million Jews.
“The Holocaust is an event without parallel. Anyone who denies any part of it… is directly connected to a mechanism of evil,” Odeh stated.
The party chairman was on a program discussing the Israeli-Arab perspective of the Holocaust and said it was necessary for Arabs to learn about atrocities committed by the Nazis against the Jews. Odeh followed his remark with the assertion that Jewish-Israelis should similarly learn about Arab history.
Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked annually by events and ceremonies including the sounding of a siren throughout the country. It is customary to stand in place during the siren and reflect on those who perished.
The Times of Israel Community.