Watching Auschwitz on TikTok: Israel

Dr. Gabor Mate: ‘It’s like we’re watching Auschwitz on TikTok’

(Middle East Eye) Oct. 16, 2024: Our beloved Jewish Buddhist Dr. Mate (Zeitgeist star and father of journalist Aaron Mate) has this to say about Israel's genocide of Palestinians, PM Bibi Netanyahu's apartheid state, and Zionist Jews:

“Had there been YouTube and Instagram and TikTok around [Concentration Camp] Auschwitz, this is what we would have seen, people burning alive. And it’s beyond horrendous, it’s beyond comprehension.”

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

In an online meeting with French activist and film producer Frank Barat on Monday, Canadian physician Dr. Gabor Mate, MD, explored the psychological complexities of witnessing atrocities in Gaza and Palestine, saying:

“It’s like we’re watching Auschwitz on TikTok.” They delve into the emotional and historical roots of violence and state-sponsored oppression and terrorism by the New Israel (European/Ashkenazi Jews), highlighting the trauma, guilt, and helplessness experienced by observers.

• Not in our name: ifnotnowmovement.org
• Jewish Voice for Peace (jvp.org)
• Orthodox (religious) Jews AGAINST Israel
• Code Pink: Women for Peace
• American Veterans for Peace
• Jewish soldiers for peace: breakingthesilence.org.il
• Shoresh (Instagram)

When the Body Says No (Mate)

Dr. Mate stresses the need to acknowledge these emotions and examines the normalization of violence, while contemplating the future implications for Gaza and global society.

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• Dr. Gabor Mate (drgabormate.com) via Middle East Eye (YouTube); DemocracyNow.org, 10/21/24; Shauna Schwartz, Ashley Wells, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly