Holocaust envy

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"Holocaust envy" is a neologism that describes envy towards the Jews, due to the perception that the international community has endorsed the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

The Holocaust has been a political factor up to present day, as there are Jews and non-Jews who use it to support the claims that Israel is needed as a Jewish homeland (see Zionism). Those who use the term Holocaust envy associate it with Arabs, due to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Holocaust denial can be traced to Holocaust envy. By denying that the Holocaust has happened, one can try to bereave the Jewish people of international support.

Holocaust envy could be compared to fatwa envy, though they are fundamentally different. While Holocaust envy is a desire to receive compassion or compensation, fatwa envy is a desire to use force. In other words, Muslims are envied since a few Muslims kill, while Jews are envied since many of them were killed.

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