Continuing on my series talking about the stories of so-called ‘Holocaust Survivors’ we have the case of David ben David who has died recently.
To quote Israeli Channel 7:
‘As noted, Ben David fought in the ranks of the Jewish Brigade within the framework of the British army during the Second World War. He lit a torch at Yad Vashem marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The Minister of Education and Chairman of the Jewish Home, Naftali Bennett, called Ben David a "hero of Israel." Bennett said that "David escaped from the Holocaust. He was a great fighter who led Kfar Etzion until he fell into Jordanian captivity. He asked me: "Our enemy is afraid of us?" "Why do you ask?" [I said]. He replied: "Because if the enemy is afraid of us, there will be no war." This is the entire theory of deterrence in one simple sentence: May his memory be for a blessing."’ (1)
Now the problem here is that – according to this narrative – David ben David was never in a concentration camp let alone a death camp in Europe during the ‘Holocaust’ timeline of 1942-1945. Instead he was fighting with the British army in the Jewish Brigade and therefore was never ‘persecuted’ by anyone in the Axis sphere of influence.
Thus David ben David was never a ‘Holocaust Survivor’ and certainly shouldn’t have claimed to be one.
References
(1) https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/250535