A newly created activist organization supporting Palestinians is canceling its plan to storm a Holocaust museum in protest against Israel after receiving significant backlash.
Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) will not be protesting as planned at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., the organization announced Tuesday on Twitter.
“We made a decision to cancel the event. We will be announcing future events with more detailed communication,” DAG posted on Twitter, with an image showing a longer statement responding to accusations of antisemitism. The group’s sign-up form ahead of the scheduled Dec. 28 protest is no longer active.
Important announcement regarding our action!
We made a decision to cancel the event. We will be announcing future events with more detailed communication.As Doctors Against Genocide, we want to reemphasize our stance against all hate in all forms.#neveragainforall pic.twitter.com/XjmTO4mQoq
— Doctors Against Genocide (@docstopgenocide) December 26, 2023
Social media users widely criticized DAG as antisemitic, in part, for deciding to stage a demonstration against Israel inside of a Holocaust museum commemorating the genocide of Jews by the German Nazi regime.
Pro-Palestine activists are planning to storm the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC.
I cannot even imagine anything more disrespectful and inhumane than protesting against a Holocaust Museum.
I don’t think neo-Nazis like Nick Fuentes would even dare do this pic.twitter.com/PNJL9KrknX
— Drew Pavlou 柏乐志 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) December 26, 2023
The Holocaust Museum in DC is where I learned about the Holocaust as a child. I saw the videos of the mass graves, the shoes of the dead Jews, and heard the horror stories and had nightmares I was a Holocaust victim for years before I converted. To desecrate the museum by holding… pic.twitter.com/q3XaAQhGpW
— Kylie Ora Lobell (@kylieoralobell) December 26, 2023
Sickening – the newly formed “Doctors Against Genocide” plans to infiltrate the U.S. Holocaust Museum this Thursday (12/28) to demand Israel stop defending itself against Hamas terrorism.
Who exactly is this group?
👉🏼 According to Roll Call, one of the founding members of DAG… pic.twitter.com/0wM5UrR7Tw— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) December 26, 2023
DAG previously put together a press conference on Capitol Hill calling for a “ceasefire” in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Democratic Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, members of “the squad,” were among the press conference’s speakers. (RELATED: ‘Gas The Jews’: Man Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Antisemitic Attack Outside Synagogue)
DAG is a newly formed organization, launched in the wake of Israel’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against the country and its people Oct. 7, which claimed the lives of more than 1,000 innocent civilians from around the world. Over 100 people are still being held hostage by Hamas.
“Doctors Against Genocide was founded in 2023 as some of the medical community’s response to the Genocide in Gaza,” DAG’s website states. The activist group also offers action steps and educational materials on the supposed “genocide” taking place as Israel and Hamas’ war continues in Gaza.
Israel’s war cabinet reportedly met Monday night to consider a proposal from Egypt to end the war in Gaza, according to The Wall Street Journal. A top Israeli official is reportedly headed to the White House on Tuesday to discuss the next phase of the war.