"It was later deleted and replaced with a statement on Saturday saying the post had been misinterpreted. We recently posted an item on social media that was part of a pre-planned campaign intended to promote inclusivity and community that was easily open to misinterpretation by some to be a political statement reflecting the ongoing situation in the Middle East. That was not our intent, it said."
"Yasmine Taeb, a human rights lawyer and progressive strategist, called the museum's move absolutely disgusting, saying that the museum is cowering under pressure from pro-Israel voices. Countless genocide scholars and human rights organisations have confirmed what Israel is doing in Gaza is textbook definition of genocide, Taeb told Al Jazeera. It's appalling that a museum established for the purpose of educating"
Holocaust Museum LA deleted an Instagram post that suggested 'never again' should apply to all people, not just Jews. The post, shared with the museum's 24,200 Instagram followers, read: Never again can't only mean never again for Jews. The message was praised online and interpreted by some as acknowledging Palestinian suffering amid Israel's war on Gaza, which numerous United Nations experts, scholars and rights groups have described as a genocide. The museum replaced the post with a statement calling it misinterpreted, saying it was part of a pre-planned inclusivity campaign and promising more thoughtful vetting of future posts. The museum faced criticism online after a journalist reposted the deleted message and from human rights figures who condemned the deletion.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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