You would think that Pro-Gaza, pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel, anti-Jew protesters would recognize that demonstrating, chanting, and flag-waving at Auschwitz might not be the most prudent marketing move ... wouldn't you?
Think again.
Of all places, this most appalling of all places ... could it possibly be that a group of pro-Hamas 'anti-Zionists' would decide THIS is the perfect place for a family picnic, singalong ... and protest?
You might think this is just bad judgment by their PR Department. I'd say it is in fact absolutely deliberate.
It is designed to intimidate, horrify, terrify. That's what terrorists do, isn't it?
They aren't being accidentally insensitive on this Holocaust remembrance day. They are being deliberately evil. In case you are not yet clear on this, here it is from the other side of the planet:
While the Israelis say "never again," the Jew-haters prefer to say "over and over until they are gone!" Or maybe it is just another night at the opera?
Do not for one moment doubt the spiritual wickedness which is afoot in our world right now.
There are people who would love to make the Nazis look like amateurs. If given the chance, they would be thrilled to do exactly that. They are saying it. Why would you not believe them? Some of them are here in our country right now.
And some are protesting/celebrating at Auschwitz. Do you really think they look down those terrifying railroad tracks and don't approve with demonic glee the murder of every man, woman, and child who rode those trains right into the belly of the Nazi death machine?
For them, Auschwitz is a tourist destination, a positive one they'd like to emulate.
Two decades ago, I felt indescribable exhilaration as I stood at the base of the southwest corner of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and placed my hand on the very bottom cornerstone.
When you touch that stone, and you know your Bible, that moment is sublime, filled with hope, and beautiful.
And ... I have had exactly one diametrically opposite moment with another piece of historical architecture as well: one of horror, ugliness, and despair.
Several years back, I had the nightmarish experience of walking through Dachau, the longest-running of all Hitler's death camps, where Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged. We went through the receiving area, the barracks, and finally walked slowly into the gas chamber "showers" themselves. I was utterly unable to function mentally or emotionally in those moments. I went into total shutdown.
Then came the ovens.
As we walked towards the exit, we saw a new group entering the camp, apparently a class of what looked like German middle school students. They were giggling, laughing, enjoying their field trip day.
The teacher called sharply for silence, and silence was what he got, by uttering a single sentence.
"In here, only the Devil laughs."
