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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 minutes ago

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

[–] El_Azulito 16 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours 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!!!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

It's not the Internet's fault. It's just the kind of place Israel is now

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Bro saw the American inauguration and the intrusive thoughts kicked in 💀

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 34 points 7 hours ago

Yes, you are the baddies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

Nah this is satire! This has to be satire!!!! Please someone tell me this is satire!!!!!!!!

[–] idiomaddict 24 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

That’s €376.10, not nearly enough imo.

[–] Nalivai 4 points 5 hours ago

That's a first time fee

[–] glitch1985 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

And 410.57 American freedom eagles.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

I would unironically love for the dollar to be discontinued and replaced with eagles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 minutes ago (1 children)

an Eagle is a $10 coin. A $20ncoin is a double eagle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 minutes ago

Excellent. By the time Trump is done they'll be fit for vending machine snacks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

its around $23000 here in Australia

[–] [email protected] 49 points 11 hours ago (1 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.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You could be referring to either of them

[–] Trail 6 points 7 hours ago

Unfortunately, you are right.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 hours ago (4 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 19 points 4 hours ago

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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

An Israeli high school student [...]

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[–] [email protected] 234 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

It wasn't a Nazi salute. It was a heartfelt and perhaps ill-advised gesture that, in the moment, could be misinterpreted as a Nazi salute. I think we shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions.

/s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Mr. Mangione had a heartfelt and perhaps ill-advised gesture against a CEO.

🤣

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[–] redlemace 48 points 16 hours ago

Did they drove off in a Tesla ? (asking for a friend)

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[–] Feathercrown 14 points 11 hours ago

lmao get fucked

[–] [email protected] 56 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 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 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Duamerthrax 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Depends. Europe isn't exactly his fan right now, so unless he gets diplomatic immunity, he could get some real charges. He would just pay them off and cry about it on twitter, but it would be a very popular action for any Euro authority to take.

[–] redlemace 118 points 17 hours ago (7 children)

I'm stunned .... again !! .... I have visited Auschwitz and it's impressive beyond words. At the entrance of the former gas chambers there is a sign asking to respect and remember those who died in there and keep silent in the chambers. Everyone did except for Israeli students. That is what brought the tears to my eyes. Betrayed and disrespected again, this time by their own.

[–] soycapitan451 17 points 11 hours ago

This also mirrors my experience at Aushwitz. Israeli teenagers were generally being dicks around the site and then unrolled several large Israeli flags to take group photos with.

Can't blame the teens too much as their teachers had no problem with/promoted the behaviour.

I left the place traumatised, these kids... not so much.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

Oh believe me, Israeli trips in Kraków are the worst kind of tourists in every aspect possible. They are louder than British stag parties, more obnoxious than Americans and their favourite thing is crying about antisemitism when they are removed from somewhere for causing disturbances or making a huge mess. They do not understand the idea of rubbish bins and you can trace their paths by following cigarette butts, empty crisps packets and spit.

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 15 hours 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.

[–] Duamerthrax 2 points 4 hours ago

Not nazi salutes, but Hasidic tour groups in the US has a similar reputation for disrespectful behavior. They're also the most visibly Jewish group to passerbys, so they drag the whole group's image down with them and embolden anti-semites.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 12 hours ago

Throw the book at them.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

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

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