Israeli officials announced on Sunday that members of their military had discovered an Arabic translation of Adolf Hitler’s notorious book “Mein Kampf” in a children’s room used as a base by Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared the discovery on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, stating that the copy of Hitler’s antisemitic work was uncovered in a room utilized by Hamas as a terrorism hub. The post highlighted that the terrorists had annotated and underlined sections in the book and included their own comments, leading with a stark statement, “It starts with words. It ends with Jewish blood in the streets.”
Israeli President Isaac Herzog held up the book for inspection in an interview with the BBC, remarking that the book showed signs of personal use. Herzog elaborated, stating, “This is Adolf Hitler’s book, ‘Mein Kampf,’ translated into Arabic. This is the book that led to the Holocaust and the book that led to World War II.”
Herzog emphasized the personal connection of the terrorist who wrote notes, marked sections, and committed Adolf Hitler’s ideology to memory. He emphasized, “This is the real war we are facing.” “Mein Kampf” is a 387-page antisemitic manifesto on the “Jewish peril” and Nazi ideology, originally published in 1925 and written in a Bavarian prison before Hitler’s rise to power.
The discovery was made just days after a substantial rally in Paris to protest against antisemitism, as anti-Jewish incidents continue to rise. Herzog’s office addressed the significance of the find, particularly in light of the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists.
Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report, by Greg Wehner.
