Overview
- Hasan’s original X post said the Gaza conflict was “worse than a lot of previous genocides,” citing Rwanda and the Holocaust, and referenced perpetrators being shunned or prosecuted.
- He removed the post after swift criticism and said he was trying, clumsily, to contrast how Holocaust deniers face ostracism in the West while Gaza-genocide deniers hold prominent roles.
- He pointed to a 2012 Times of London op-ed he wrote condemning Holocaust denial and reaffirmed that the Nazi genocide was a uniquely horrific crime against humanity.
- He exchanged sharp replies with critics including former Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy and columnist Dan Hodges, asserting the Holocaust’s evil and using profanity in one response.
- Coverage placed the dispute within ongoing war developments, noting an exchange in which Hamas released 20 hostages and Israel freed Palestinian prisoners, as well as contested genocide designations rejected by Israel.