Mocking the Holocaust: Code Pink’s Disgusting Protest Ignites Backlash | WATCH

From August 24 to 26, 2025, Code Pink activists staged a provocative protest outside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., wearing mock concentration camp uniforms adorned with Palestinian flags covering a map that erased Israel. The demonstrators chanted about a supposed “famine” and “genocide” in Gaza, invoking the Holocaust-era phrase “never again.” The protest drew fierce condemnation for trivializing the Holocaust, with critics labelling it “ordinary antisemitism” and accusing the group of mocking the six million Jewish victims.

They argued the only Nazi-like parallel lies in Hamas’s ideology, citing its 2023 attack that killed 1,195 Israelis. StandWithUs declared, “SICK: Mocking Holocaust victims, extremist group Code Pink dress up with Palestinian flags covering the whole map of Israel on their mock-concentration camp uniforms as they demonstrate outside The US Holocaust Memorial Museum.” Canary Mission echoed, “DISGUSTING: Code Pink's vile provocateur Medea Benjamin knowingly mocks Holocaust victims, displays images staged by Hamas at the National Holocaust Museum, a place where survivors and children come to remember unspeakable tragedy.”

Medea Benjamin, a Jewish co-founder of Code Pink, joined the protest, intensifying the backlash. Critics noted her history of controversial actions, including attending a 2014 anti-Israel conference in Iran with Holocaust deniers. The demonstration follows a pattern of Code Pink’s anti-Israel activism, often accused of promoting Hamas propaganda while ignoring the group’s terrorist designation by the U.S. and EU.

The protest coincided with a broader surge in antisemitism, with a 2024 Anti-Defamation League report noting a 140% increase in U.S. incidents since October 2023. Celebrities endorsing pro-Palestinian causes have fueled this trend, often amplifying Hamas narratives without addressing the conflict’s complexities, such as Hamas’s use of civilian shields. The museum, a site of solemn remembrance, has faced similar protests, with a 2023 Doctors Against Genocide event canceled after backlash. This latest act has reignited debates over the line between criticism of Israel and antisemitism, with Jewish advocacy groups calling for accountability.