Invoking Holocaust, minister urges soul-searching

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) earlier said that Israelis must do some serious “soul-searching” after a Palestinian toddler was killed in an arson attack, likely by Jewish extremists.

“We have a lot of lessons to learn as a society as a result of the incidents of last night,” said Erdan. “The signs point to this attack being carried out by Jews. A nation whose children were burned in the Holocaust needs to do a lot of soul-searching if it bred people who burn other human beings.”

Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan seen during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, July 31, 2015. Erdan visited the area amid tensions following the murder of a Palestinian baby in an arson attack at the village of Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan seen during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, July 31, 2015. Erdan visited the area amid tensions following the murder of a Palestinian baby in an arson attack at the village of Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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