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Pro-Palestinian mural blending Star of David, swastika draws outrage of Milwaukee Jewish leaders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published 5:29 p.m. CT Sept. 12, 2024 Updated 2:06 p.m. CT Sept. 13, 2024
"This mural is not intended to actually change anything on the ground (in Israel and Gaza). It has no capacity to do that. It's only meant to be hurtful to our Holocaust survivors who see it," said Miryam Rosenzweig, president of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation...
The phrase on the mural is found in some pro-Palestinian art and online memes. Atta said he created the idea for the mural in collaboration with some local tattoo artists, and he argued it was not antisemitic to compare the Holocaust and Israel's devastation in Gaza. The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored murder of 6 million Jews. "The fact that (Rosenzweig) says that it relates the Holocaust to what's going in Gaza is exactly the point. It is what's going on. It is a holocaust that's going on," Atta said. "For her to say that it's comparable, she's absolutely right."
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https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/09/12/pro-palestinian-mural-of-swastika-star-of-david-set-up-in-milwaukee/75195668007/