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An Israeli high school student was arrested and questioned by police for doing a Nazi salute during a school trip to Auschwitz, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

The teenager from Kiryat Bialik was on his school's field trip to Poland when he did the gesture under the entrance sign to the camp.

He was questioned for two hours by Polish police and was fined approximately NIS 1,500 after security guards observed him performing the salute. The museum also captured the incident on its security cameras; the footage was handed over to the police.

Polish police charged him with promoting Nazism, local media reported. Performing a seig heil is illegal in Poland, and carries a potential sentence of up to two years in prison.

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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 84 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This happens a lot more than you'd think. I experienced something similar in Dachau and the guide told me if someone does something unhinged/disrespectful during a tour there's a 9 out of 10 chance it's a descendant of a holocaust victim. She didn't say why she thought that is but she said it's something that puts the staff on edge whenever there's an Israeli group visiting. I'm surprised they got the cops involved though.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 79 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder how bibi is gonna spin this one into being antisemitism on the side of the people who reported the student.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

"The Ministry of Education said that it had disciplined the student from an educational standpoint and that it would conduct an inquiry into the incident to ensure it did not happen again. "The Ministry of Education takes this serious incident very seriously. This is inappropriate behavior that completely contradicts Israeli educational values and the significance of the trip to Poland," the ministry wrote in a statement, as reported by Channel 13 News. "The student was immediately addressed from both an educational and disciplinary standpoint and will undergo a full inquiry upon returning to Israel. Ministry officials will thoroughly examine the circumstances of the incident and formulate additional educational measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again." Additionally, the Kiryat Bialik Municipality said in a statement that it would also be disciplining the student, Channel 13 News reported. "

Sounds like his school and community are planning on punishment.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 53 points 1 week ago (2 children)

His punishment will be having to join the IDF and killing palestinian babies.

Nah but nice to see they at least keep up the outward appearance of giving a fuck.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 69 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Dear god I hope eel-on-musk goes to Poland and tries that. He so deserves to find out.

Edit: clarification: I’m saying I want him to be arrested somewhere that’s not the US

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's adorable that you think he'd be treated the same as some high school kids.

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[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm not going to give some asshat teenager the same level of shit as Elon. It's a hell of a lot more likely in that context that he really was kidding, just distastefully.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For real... we are dealing with an edgy teenager here. Put away the torches people

[–] Rogue@feddit.uk 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You could be referring to either of them

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[–] El_Azulito@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My grandfather did not fight in World War II for this shit. I hate this reality.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago

Yes, you are the baddies.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Personally knowing some young Israeli’s.

A lot of them don’t take the holocaust very seriously and tend to joke about it a lot, (maybe it’s a coping mechanism)? In any case, this is probably a case of an edgy high schooler trying to make their friends laugh.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Could be a coping mechanism. If they took it seriously they would probably have to reflect about the similarities between the Nazis and Israel.

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[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago (9 children)

could be a coping mechanism

it's not. it's just a nazi do'in nazi shit.

[–] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 27 points 1 week ago (9 children)

It’s not that deep. Lots of teenagers do edgy stuff just because it’s edgy and not allowed.

He’ll look back in 10 years cringing about himself.

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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are they sending their youth to teach them how to deal with Palestinians?

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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (10 children)

That’s €376.10, not nearly enough imo.

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[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Stupid fucking parents letting their stupid fucking kids get raised by the stupid fucking internet. I base this solely on just observation in the news about how "funny" nazi shit has become to edgy teenagers now a days. I also base this on the fact that every time an AI has been released to "learn" from the internet, it comes back a shitty hardcore nazi. I get that kids do stupid shit, but they deserve to find out what's in store for them with this edge lord garbage.

I'm ranting like an old person now dammit!!!

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Remember that Pewdiepie arranging, paying for, and posting separate videos of people holding signs saying "Hitler did nothing wrong", and "Death to all Jews" were just jokes bro. To an audience of literally tens of millions of kids.

And people here still Stan for him. I'll take my downvotes now.

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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

This is an idiotic teenager and should have no bearing on your opinion of Israel. (I shouldn't have to say this, but if I don't somebody will m'accuse: please note that I'm not defending Israel.)

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (8 children)

No need to put a stupid teenager in prison for a longer time for being stupid, but: A day or two behind bars on top of the fine might have had a better educational effect.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (14 children)

He didn't do it on accident and was fully aware of what he was doing and where he was doing it. Lock that scum up I say.

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 16 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Put him in the middle of Gaza with no help and see how funny he finds himself.

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[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Edge Lord asked for that

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

That's so crazy it's almost like people don't like Nazis... 🤷

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

Wow, ya know I've been joking that Israel is full of Jewish Nazis, but..u hh... damn

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 week ago

Throw the book at them.

[–] Sosemira@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 1 week ago

Fuck Israel

[–] Kepion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, I like it here: we should kick THEM off!

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

lmao get fucked

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They skipped over how old this person is. Somehow I think this is a teen doing dumb stuff.

[–] zeropublix@lemmy.ml 55 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Teens doing dumb stuff isn’t a hall pass. Actions have consequences. Those consequences take this into account and often are mitigated but still enforced

[–] Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah the kid got like a $400 fine and told not to do that again. I think that's a fair punishment for doing something really really stupid as a teenager.

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

An Israeli high school student [...]

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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Fuck around and find out

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