An Oxford-educated Pakistani senator has sparked disgust after sharing a photo of Adolf Hitler while suggesting the world now knows “why he did what he did” by murdering millions of Jews.
Afnan Ullah Khan posted the since-deleted portrait of the Nazi leader in military uniform, including a swastika armband, on Sunday.
“At least now the world know, why he did, what he did,” the politician wrote with a misspelled “Gaza_Genicide” hashtag.
His post was quickly condemned by many online — including some displaying a Palestinian flag — before being removed from X for violating the social media site’s rules, according to the Jerusalem Post.
One woman, who identifies herself on X as a senior fellow at King’s College in London, slammed the tweet as “shameful content.”
“No violence is justifiable be it against Palestinians or Jews,” Ayesha Siddiqa posted. “Standing up for [the] rights of Palestinians doesn’t justify such comments.”
But in a post replying to Siddiqa, which Khan reposted, another woman defends his remarks.
“First of all he didn’t say Hitler’s act is good or bad in the tweet,” the woman writes.
“Secondly I know why you feel so offended you have to justify loyalty to [the] West (where you live),” she continues, adding that it is “shameful that so many children and women are dying and only you care about is this tweet.”
The Post has reached out to Khan for comment.
He has made several posts condemning Israel over the past few weeks, repeatedly calling the Jewish nation a “terrorist state” and comparing the government to that of the Nazis.
In a post on October 26, he shared a picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with blood on his lips as he held up McDonald’s food.
It was captioned: “I’m Lovin’ It.”
And in response to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy expressing his support for Israel, Khan said “you are not going to become the US president.
“For Israelis you are still a lowlife disposable Goyim #Gaza #GazaGenocide #Gazabombing,” he wrote.
Khan’s tweet apparently defending Hitler came as thousands of supporters from Pakistan’s main religious political party rallied in the nation’s capital, chanting anti-American slogans and accusing the US of “backing the aggressor.”
