Anger as Oxford-educated Pakistani senator hatefully shares photo of Hitler and tweets ‘at least now the world knows why he did what he did #GazaGenocide’ amid Israeli attacks on Hamas targets in Palestine
An Oxford-educated Pakistani senator sparked outrage today by sharing a photo of Adolf Hitler with the message “at least the world knows why he did what he did” amid Israeli attacks on Hamas targets in Palestine.
Afnan Ullah Khan, who says in his biography on
But a post on Sunday morning sparked a huge backlash, with X removing the statement as it ‘broke’ the social media site’s rules.
The message included an image of Hitler posing in his Nazi uniform and a message that appeared to refer to the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust.
Dr. Khan, who represents the Pakistan Muslim League party, wrote: “At least now the world knows why he did what he did #GazaGenocide”
Afnan Ullah Khan, who says in his biography on
Palestinians search the rubble of buildings destroyed during an Israeli airstrike on El-Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip
The post was condemned by dozens of other users, including some apparent supporters of Palestine.
One user wrote: ‘This is bad, very bad. Remove immediately. Nazism was just as bad as Zionism, both must be unequivocally condemned.’
Another user with a Palestinian flag in his bio told him to “Delete this.”
A third tapped social boss Elon Musk and wrote: ‘In a recent discussion you said: ‘A new Holocaust cannot happen’.
‘By allowing these types of messages, you are irresponsibly going against your words. Preventing another Holocaust must be at the top of your priority list, and you have the power to prevent it.”
It comes as thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main political-religious party today gathered in the capital Islamabad against the Israeli bombing of Palestinians in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans and accusing the US of “supporting the aggressor ‘.
The far-right party Jamaat-e-Islami had announced a march from Islamabad’s famous Abpara junction to the US embassy in the high-security diplomatic enclave.
However, the authorities’ strict crackdown the night before forced the religious party to adjust its program and hold the meeting on a main street far away from the protected area.
Police demolished the party’s encampments on Saturday evening and detained the local leadership and dozens of supporters.
Due to the plan announced by Jammat-e-Islami and the risk of violence, the US Embassy has issued an advisory to US citizens living in Islamabad and its surrounding areas to ‘limit unnecessary travel on Sundays’.
It advised U.S. citizens to avoid large public gatherings, exercise caution if they find themselves unexpectedly near a large gathering or demonstration, and review their personal safety plans.
The Jammat-e-Islami supporters, including women and children, marched for several kilometers to reach the agreed location. They held banners and posters with slogans opposing Israel and the United States and supporting the Palestinians.