New York – Radio talk show host Glenn Beck said on his show that the camp in Norway where a gunman opened fire on young people sounds “like Hitler Youth.”
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On his radio show Monday, the former Fox News Channel host was discussing last week’s attacks where at least 76 people were killed. In an aside, he talked about the Utoya Island camp run by the ruling Labor Party for youngsters interested in politics.
The camp “sounds a little like the Hitler Youth or whatever,” Beck said. “Who does a camp for kids that’s all about politics? Disturbing.”
The camp was targeted by the gunman, who claimed he was trying to save Europe from what he says is Muslim colonization. The Labor Party has advanced a policy of ethnic tolerance.
Torbjorn Eriksen, a former press secretary to Norway prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, told The Daily Telegraph in England that the comments were a “new low” for Beck.
“Young political activists have gathered at Utoya for over 60 years to learn about and be part of democracy, the very opposite of what the Hitler Youth was about,” Eriksen said. “Glenn Beck’s comments are ignorant, incorrect and extremely hurtful.”
Beck made his comments during a discussion about problems that he predicted Europe would face because of an increased Muslim population. He denounced the gunman, who he said “is just as bad as Osama bin Laden.”
The Hitler Youth aimed to instill the Nazis’ racist and xenophobic ideals into young Germans, through a mix of indoctrination, outdoor activities and military-style training.
The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) criticized Beck Tuesday.
“Just when we think Glenn Beck can get no more offensive, he ups the ante,” said NJDC President David Harris in a Tuesday statement. “It is simply horrendous that Beck would compare the young victims of this tragic crime in Norway to the ‘Hitler Youth.’ It is repugnant to invoke the Holocaust like this when discussing a Labor Party summer camp for teens — to say nothing of a camp that was attacked in this calamitous way.”
NJDCs comments express the views of the majority of yidden from both sides of the political aisle. Just when we think this dreche Beck has crawled into the slime as far as one can go, he shows us there is still room to descend lower. Thank g-d even Fox News realized they had to remove him from public airways.
Beck is absolutely correct. Next only to Iran, Norway has become akin to a Nazi state in it’s government’s genocidal rhetoric against Israel. The Party indoctrinates its youth, the press indoctrinates, and Jew-hate permeates all levels of society. Seen in this light, Brevik’s attack is akin to the attempted assassination of Hitler.
Talk show hosts have been fired for saying less outrageous things than this.
He is good the wanna see him down its not happening
I don’t understand what the NJDC guy is talking about, Beck said nothing about the Holocaust. Admittedly done in bad taste, he compared the campers to Hitler youth. Becks comments were offensive, but had nothing to do with the Holocaust. I find it offensive when “Jewish” groups claim to represent Judaism and jews and stick their two cents in whenever the words Hitler, Nazi, Germany and the like are mentioned.
Get over it, he was talking about the idea of such a camp…u wanna critisizE someone NJDC? How about the Arabs for teaching genocide to their kids and that Israels like germany, or how about a president who is preaching an insecure Israel, or his reverend! Double standards
Glenn Beck is trying to whitewash the brutal murder by a fellow fundementalist Christian… So he’s blaming the victims.
Beyond the pale.
This will encourage anti-Semites to portray Bnei Akiva camps similarly — Bnei Akiva is affiliated with an Israeli political movement.
Beck says the truth, and thats the truth. These youth camps are doing exactly the same as the hitler youth leaders were doing. its just in a more secrative way.
and i love how the NJDC, ADL and J Street, alwasy find ways to criticize Beck, but when it comes to those Liberal haters, that hate Israel and Jews with venon, they suddenley become mute. When everyone knows that Beck is the most friendly news commentator to Jews.
lets investigate what really that camp was teaching those kids,
Glenn Beck is absolutely right. Why were these young children attending a political camp to be indoctrinated/ brainwashed? Why were they having an anti-Israel rally just the other day? Why is there so much Jew-hatred in Norway?
WE ALL KNOW that “ethnic tolerance” actually means the exact opposite. “Ethnic tolerance” for Muslim immigrants usually comes with contempt with Jewish settlers, etc.
Labor Party “camp” for children = HITLER YOUTH
These ‘youths’ had anti Israeli banners all over the camp. They WERE hitler youth… he is right. These were the haters of Jews and Israel. I don’t feel bad for them at all.
HASHEM knows what HE is doing.
Oh please this is crazy, Glenn Beck is good and what he said was taken so out of context. you can listen to what he said exactly by going to glennbeck.com.
The camp is a political camp for teenagers and he has a point what kind of people send their kids to a political camp.
Yes, our Father in Heaven will punish those who work against Israel.
Why do you think Ariel Sharon is in a coma?
Why do you think Hurr. Katrina happened in Aug 2005, just as Sharon (thanks to Bush) was expelling Yidden from their homes in Gush Katif?
Not a leaf falls by happenstance – there are no coincidences.
The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) is a reform jewish left wing organization funded by the left liberal billionaire Goerge Soros. Since Beck has taking on Soros by exposing his intentions to devalue the dollar, create chaos, destroy capitalism etc. Its no wonder why this above organization is attacking and condemning Beck every chance they get, whether it makes sense or not. this organization does not represent any Torah obeying jews and their effort to portray Beck as a Anti Semite won’t really work since its well known that Beck is the strongest voice in america in support for Israel and the jewish people.
How interesting that there is no clip. Perhaps if people would hear the context of Glenn Beck’s words they would actually agree with him?! Just a thought. (if the libs who wrote this article really wanted the show, media matters (george soros) certainly would be able to provide it to them)
Post a clip and when you would hear the context of Beck’s words, you would agree with him!
Think what you like but think before you speak. Certain things are better left unsaid.
I happen to have heard his comments. What he said was NOT bad at all!!! You have these miserable people out there always looking to see what yenim does or says so they could jump up ‘n down and feel good about themselves. They serve no decent purpose to society and AP goes and picks up a stupid baseless story. To make matters worse we have laydigayers here who comment on the story without listening to the show or listening to the ENTIRE context of the quote but they know. That’s like Obama and the Cambridge Police when they arrested his socialist buddy. I don’t have enough information to comment but the police acted stupidly. No they didn’t! You did!! And the same applies here!!!
beck 100% right, that’s why it hurts so much, just because it was a tragedy, which it realy was, doesn’t change the facts. KEEP SPEAKING THE TRUTH. WHAT EVER IT TAKES.
# 31 Yes, someone should watch the entire statement in context.
Whatever Beck said, at a time when so many innocent young lives have been taken away by such an ugly terror attack, he should’ve keep quiet! same with all non sense comments minimizing the horrible tragedy in Norway, as yidden with heart & feelings, our hearts & prayers are with the shattered & broken families in Norway!.
in my eyes Glenn made a mistake using those harsh words, in a time of tragedy we just have to stand on the side of the affected families in norway, and find ways to ease their pain & anguish, not to inflict more pain.
This should be a message to all of you radical pluralist Jews out there. Beck scares humanity.
Are u people actually trying to justify the murder of all those teens?!! Even if they were against Israel’s actions regarding the flotilla, there’s no evidence they were anti-semetic and even if they were it still wouldn’t justify the massacre!
Also beck compared the camp to hitler youth b/c it was a political camp not b/c of its political orientation so u cant justify his remarks by mentioning the camps pro-Palestinian bias.
Beck is a nut, pure and simple. Israel does not need friends like beck.
It sounds just right what he said. I don’t know why wouldn’t we be able to learn from the Historical lesson of the Shoa, we learned from the destruction of both temples and we do compare savages to those who participated in the destruction of both the Temple and Jerusalem. So what’s the problem using the expression ‘Hitler Youth’? It is a characteristic reference to a characteristic group. He didn’t call them Nazis, he said it is disturbing that a camp like that operates in Norway. All the more so, that apparently he knew of the anti-semitic orientation of the camp and campers and the country in general.
Why are we faking that every word that’s about the Shoa has to do with us today? Do you really care about Yiddishkeit??? So love the Jews who are LIVING; it’s way too easy to make a living of the dead.
Keep up the good work Glenn
Going and shooting youngsters is barbaric and Beck did not condone it at all. He commented that we should be aware of the nature of the gathering – the Utoya Island Meeting was an Anti-Israel Rally with a central “Boycott Israel” sign.
The Norwegian government’s number one issue this week was supporting the recognition of Palestine and criticizing Israel for outlawing boycotts on the settlements. Norway supports settlement boycotts.
Labour Youth League summer camp at Utøya got the Labour Party’s young hopefuls visit by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
Therefore, before the leftwingers et al let fly at Beck, first read what he said, look at the facts and then you can bleat as much as you want.
The problem is that Mr. Beck really does not ascertain the scope of his reprehensable conduct. He thinks he is onto something and he wants to be popular, but sadly, the poor wretched fool wanders into dismal heretical territory with almost everything that comes out of his audacious vocal cords. This wretch is about as orthodox as a clown in the rose garden bursting his own balloons.
If you don’t like what Beck says, why get so upset? He does not represent you, you do not listen to his show, you are not joining him in Israel, you do not pay him to speak….so why does his opinion strike a nerve? So called news stations and journalists say worse things on air, congressmen, senators and presidents resort to personal name calling all the time, in public. Hitler’s name is used as a comparison even when talking about President BUSH by lib./dems….suddenly the Jewish groups are upset by THIS comparison?!
I would urge everyone to search for an article on the American Thinker website entitled “Norwegian Ambassador: The Oslo Attacks And Palestinian Terrorism Are ‘Different'”
Maybe Beck wasn’t so far off.