Nazis insisted on humane cattle cars - for cattle, not Jews. The logic behind it is relevant for "human rights defenders" today.

Haaretz reports:In the summer of 1942, Fritz Sendel, chief of staff of the German Order Police in occupied Poland, sent a message to the force’s commanding officers. Its subject: protecting the rights of animals that were transported on trains. “In the spirit of the Reich Animal Protection Act, I order, with immediate effect, that the officers of the stations (German and non-German)...

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If anti-Zionism isn't antisemitism, why did Arabs recruit Nazis in 1948?

Continuing my review of the Palestine Post articles from 75 years ago, we see this interesting piece from January 2, 1948:It turns out this was far from the only reporting in 1948 of close cooperation between Arabs who wanted to murder the Jews and the Nazis who were experts on the topic.January 6:January 9:February 22 (JTA):Arab agents are today recruiting mercenaries to...

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False claims of Nazi spies masquerading as Jews provided excuse to limit Jewish immigration to America during the Holocaust

The Ken Burns documentary that started being broadcast last night, The US and the Holocaust, has prompted me to dig up little known stories about how the US severely limited Jewish immigration.One reason that the US gave for limiting immigration was the fear that some of the immigrants were in fact Nazi spies.The New York Daily News reported on November 26, 1940 - a year before...

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