Casually reading the news, one might conclude that Israelis are all a bunch of racist lunatics, willing to take their vile ideology of Zionism beyond any border known to humanity. While to an approximation this is indeed the case, there are a few exceptions. Jonathan Shapira is one such good soul. A former pilot in Israel’s air force, Shapira was expelled from the force after declaring that he will refuse to carry out missions that have no moral or legal basis and has moved on to become one of Israel’s fiercest critics, fighting against the evils of Zionism tirelessly.

Today, in a brilliant act of protest, Shapira, together with a fellow activist from Poland, sprayed the remaining walls of the Warsaw Ghetto with the slogan (in Hebrew): “Free all Ghettos”. That ghetto in Warsaw, which saw one of the only uprisings by Jewish interns, has been freed many years ago. The ghetto Shapira is referring to is Gaza.

The link between the atrocities committed by the Nazis in Warsaw and the crimes committed now by Israel in Gaza is not Shapira’s invention. Rather, it is the essence of modern, secular Jewish nationalism. Israel has been using the Holocaust not only as international propaganda, but as an indoctrination tool. Israeli citizens are brainwashed from kindergarten with the idea that the holocaust is holy, and that it justifies the crimes Israel is committing for decades. When Israeli mothers send their children to the army, to terrorize the Palestinian population, it’s the holocaust that’s on their mind. It is the “moral” carte blanche of Zionism.

“It would be befitting that Israeli delegations will see that Israeli and international peace activists have been here before them and left a message”, says Shapira. In addition to the Hebrew slogan, they’ve also added “Free Gaza + Palestine” and hung the Palestinian flag.

Well done Jonathan Shapira! A few millions more like you and Israel might even deserve its place among civilised nations.