Editing Amalek (section)

=== In modern Israel ===
{{see also| Far-right politics in Israel }} 

In the [[Israel–Palestine conflict]], some Israeli politicians and extremists have compared Palestinians to Amalek, stated that the Palestinians are the Amalekites<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Goldberg |first1=Jeffrey |title=Among the Settlers |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/05/31/among-the-settlers |access-date=14 November 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=May 24, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lanard |first1=Noah |title=The Dangerous History Behind Netanyahu's Amalek Rhetoric |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/benjamin-netanyahu-amalek-israel-palestine-gaza-saul-samuel-old-testament/ |website=Mother Jones |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> or accused Arabs of exhibiting "behavior" that is "typical" of Amalekites.<ref name=horowitz/> [[Yasser Arafat]] was called "the Amalek and [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] of our generation" by 200 rabbis.<ref name=horowitz/> Many in the [[Gush Emunim]] movement see Arabs as the "Amalek of today".<ref>{{cite book|title=Imperial Israel and the Palestinians|author=Nur Masalha|page=113|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]}}</ref> One reason includes the belief that Amalek is any nation that prevents [[Jews]] from settling in the [[Land of Israel]], which includes the [[Palestinians]].<ref name=amalek/> During the [[2014 Gaza war]], a leading ''[[yeshiva]]'' identified Palestinians as the descendants of the ancient Amalekites and [[Philistines]].<ref name=amalek>{{cite book|title=Defining Israel:The Jewish State, Democracy, and the Law|page=281|publisher=[[Hebrew Union College Press]]}}</ref> Genealogically, [[Arabs]] are not related to Amalekites and prior to the [[Arab–Israeli conflict]], some Jews associated Amalek with the [[Roman Empire]] and [[Christianity in the Middle Ages|medieval Christians]].<ref name=horowitz>{{cite book|title=Reckless Rites: Purim and the Legacy of Jewish Violence|author=Elliott Horowitz|year=2018|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|pages=2–4}}</ref> 

During the 2023–24 [[Gaza war]] (beginning in October 2023), [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] said that the Israeli government was "committed to completely eliminating this evil from the world", and he also stated: "You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And we do remember".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-gaza-attacks-hamas-idf-netanyahu-long-fight-rcna122651#rcrd23808|title=Netanyahu invokes 'Amalek' narrative in speech about expanding ground operation in Gaza}}</ref> At an argument to the [[International Court of Justice]] about [[allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza]], [[South Africa]] presented the comments as inciting genocide against the Palestinian people. Netanyahu denied that was his intention, stating the South African accusation reflected a "deep historical ignorance" since he was referring to [[Hamas]], not Palestinians as a whole.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/pms-office-says-its-preposterous-to-say-invoking-amalek-was-a-genocide-call/|date=16 January 2024|title=PM's office says it's 'preposterous' to say his invoking Amalek was a genocide call|website=Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-south-africa-genocide-hate-speech-97a9e4a84a3a6bebeddfb80f8a030724|date=18 January 2024|title=Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa's genocide case|website=Associated Press}}</ref>