Amazon Blasted for ?Monetizing Jew-Hatred? by Hosting Nazi Propaganda

After the recent revelation of the sale of original Nazi propaganda films on Amazon, prominent voices slammed the e-commerce giant, accusing it of engaging in “hate-for-profit schemes” and “dangerous” monetization of antisemitism.Following a recent publication by Americans Against Antisemitism (AAA) which slammed Amazon for hosting “horrific” Nazi propaganda films and declared its intention to implore the multinational tech company to remove the hateful content from its site, a slew of groups and individuals joined in the condemnation of the Big Tech behemoth.Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D), founder of the AAA advocacy group that combats hate, posted a clip on Monday stating, “We at @AmericansAA uncovered the latest of @amazon’s hate-for-profit schemes: selling more than 30 original version Nazi propaganda films!”“I haven’t heard back from Amazon despite their recognizing having made the same error repeatedly,” he added.We at @AmericansAA uncovered the latest of @amazon's hate-for-profit schemes: selling more than 30 original version Nazi propaganda films!I haven't heard back from Amazon despite their recognizing having made the same error repeatedly#NaziFilmsOnAmazonhttps://t.co/1h1qqjpliv pic.twitter.com/ayNrb0kCch— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) January 10, 2022In the two-minute clip, Hikind is seen speaking before a screen displaying scenes of specific propaganda films.“I can’t believe what I came across on Amazon,” he began, slamming the availability of Triumph of the Will — a 1935 Nazi propaganda film commissioned by Adolf Hitler which contains excerpts from speeches by Nazi leaders interspersed with footage of Nazi troops.“Can you imagine how proud [Nazi propaganda minister Joseph] Goebbels is to think that the work that he was involved in is being celebrated by people all over the world thanks to Amazon?” he asked. In response, Hikind called it an “important victory,” while still noting, “there are a number of obviously hateful Nazi films still for sale.” After Hikind’s clip gained considerable attention — receiving over 55,000 views as of Wednesday — others joined him and his group in condemning Amazon.“The availability of Nazi propaganda films is deplorable and serves to propagate antisemitism,” stated Dani Dayan, head of Yad Vashem — Israel’s premiere Holocaust museum and research center.The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights organization that researches the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism, also slammed the “dangerous” monetization of “Jew-hatred” today.