Israelis from the ironically named ‘Two Nice Jewish Boys’ podcast went viral after making genocidal comments about wiping all Palestinians from Gaza.
In an episode of the podcast, host Eytan Weinstein told co-host Naor Meningher: “If you gave me a button to just erase Gaza, every single living being in Gaza would no longer be living tomorrow. I would press it in a second.”
He added that “most Israelis” would do the same.
The comments caused outrage across the world and lent support to the view that segments of the Israeli population want to wipe Palestinians off the map — a charge they often project on Palestinians to justify their genocidal intent.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the US’ largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, has called on Apple, YouTube and other media platforms to drop the weekly Israeli podcast.
CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said: “While we are strong defenders of free speech, even for those individuals espousing hate-filled views, companies also have the right to free speech. Apple and YouTube would undoubtedly drop this podcast if it explicitly advocated for the genocidal idea of wiping out any other ethnic group.
“There must not be a ‘no genocide, except for Palestinians’ exception to the rules of social media companies, which regularly censor perfectly legitimate speech in support of Palestinian human rights.”
