Comparison between Jews and the Ku Klux Klan: Is the New York Times normalizing Holocaust denial?

A Maariv columnist criticizes an interview by Hasan Piker on Ezra Klein's New York Times podcast, in which Piker compared Zionism to Nazis, refused to condemn October 7, and revealed his goal to gradually change the opinion of the newspaper's readers.

A Maariv columnist discusses an interview given by Hasan Piker, an anti-Israeli leftist, on Ezra Klein's New York Times podcast. Piker compared Zionism to Nazism, claimed that Zionism is a fundamentally racist ideology, and refused to retract the comparison even when Klein asked for clarification. He dismissed the argument that Israeli security concerns stem from existential anxiety after October 7, and compared the Israeli security argument to Nazi arguments. Piker called on the US administration to stop military aid to Israel and expressed support for a single secular state instead of Israel. The article quotes online reactions, including a Jewish tweeter named 'Max' who compared Piker's words to genocide in history. Additionally, Piker revealed that he intends to gradually change the opinion of New York Times readers, rather than directly confront the interviewer. The article criticizes the very existence of the discussion on the platform as normalization of Holocaust denial.