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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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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 43 points 19 hours ago

Yes, you are the baddies.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 29 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

That’s €376.10, not nearly enough imo.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

And 410.57 American freedom eagles.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

That's a first time fee

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

its around $23000 here in Victoria, Australia

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Only in one state of Australia, Victoria. Worth mentioning.

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

oh right, my mistake. i actually live in Victoria so i originally thought it was a federal law somehow.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Nah it's all good - it's confusing because federal-level hate crime and Anti-Nazi laws came in recently also (last month). Those are all mandatory minimum prison sentences though, no fines.

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

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 269 points 1 day ago (5 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

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago

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

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[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 55 points 23 hours ago (2 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.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 33 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rogue@feddit.uk 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You could be referring to either of them

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago

Unfortunately, you are right.

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[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 3 points 13 hours ago

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

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 142 points 1 day 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@lemmy.world 22 points 23 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.

[–] MordercaSkurwysyn@lemm.ee 85 points 1 day 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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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 79 points 1 day 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@lemmy.world 4 points 16 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.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 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@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 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.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 15 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

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

[–] zeropublix@lemmy.ml 54 points 20 hours ago (12 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

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 16 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

An Israeli high school student [...]

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 74 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

"The Ministry of Education said that it had disciplined the student from an educational standpoint and that it would conduct an inquiry into the incident to ensure it did not happen again. "The Ministry of Education takes this serious incident very seriously. This is inappropriate behavior that completely contradicts Israeli educational values and the significance of the trip to Poland," the ministry wrote in a statement, as reported by Channel 13 News. "The student was immediately addressed from both an educational and disciplinary standpoint and will undergo a full inquiry upon returning to Israel. Ministry officials will thoroughly examine the circumstances of the incident and formulate additional educational measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again." Additionally, the Kiryat Bialik Municipality said in a statement that it would also be disciplining the student, Channel 13 News reported. "

Sounds like his school and community are planning on punishment.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 1 day ago (2 children)

His punishment will be having to join the IDF and killing palestinian babies.

Nah but nice to see they at least keep up the outward appearance of giving a fuck.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago

lmao get fucked

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 day ago

Throw the book at them.

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