Envoys of Israel, Germany urge restraint on Nazi comparisons in Taiwan politics
Envoys of Israel, Germany urge restraint on Nazi comparisons in Taiwan politics
2026-04-29
A Holocaust Remembrance Day event was held on Wednesday in Taipei, and it was attended by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, and the representatives of Israel and Germany. The envoys of both countries used to occassion to urge the Taiwanese public and political figures to refrain from using Nazi references when criticizing political opponents. Most recently, such comparisons were made by opposition party chairs which led to the mass recall elections last year.
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim lights the last candle to commemorate victims of the Holocaust at a remembrance event.
Representatives of Germany and Israel in Taiwan are also present.
Hsiao Bi-khim
Vice President
We are gathered here today to honor the memory of the people who perished in the Holocaust, stand in solidarity with the survivors and pay tribute to the courageous heroes who selflessly risked their lives to help.
The vice president also mentioned that Taiwan is continuing on the path of transitional justice and restoring truthful history. Meanwhile, the two de facto ambassadors both urged the Taiwanese to refrain from lightly using Nazi comparisons in Taiwan politics.
Maya Yaron
Representative of Israel
When I hear people—including here in Taiwan—use words like “Nazi,” like “dictatorship” too casually, too lightly, as if this is another comparison that they can use, my body reacts to this. Very recently, there were numerous uses of hate speech and hate symbols here in Taiwan, made also by top leaders, is a sign that must be noticed.
Karsten Tietz
Representative of Germany
We should all refrain from using such Holocaust and other Nazi comparisons lightly. We should not call a political opponent a Nazi just to express our gut feeling that he has some very bad ideas. To all my friends from Taiwan from all political parties, I would like to say, I have not met any politician in Taiwan yet who deserves this label. Using it feels like a slap in the face to the victims of Nazi tyranny that we came to honor here today.
Last year, especially leading up to the mass recall elections of opposition legislators, leaders of both the KMT and TPP had compared President Lai Ching-te to a Nazi. For the countries that actually experienced Nazi terror, Taiwanese politics are no comparison. Instead, using Nazi comparisons lightly is triggering to actual victims of Nazi Germany.
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劍指柯文哲? 德駐台代表:避免輕率使用納粹類比對手
2026-04-29
副總統蕭美琴今(29號)出席"國際大屠殺紀念日活動"，同場的以色列駐台代表游瑪雅致詞時、意有所指，強調在台灣竟有高層領導人隨意使用納粹、獨裁等仇恨言論，令她感到不適；而德國駐台代表也提到，要避免輕率地使用"納粹"類比政治對手。
點燭儀式、點亮最後一根蠟燭，副總統蕭美琴出席，國際猶太大屠殺紀念日活動，紀念納粹期間，慘遭屠殺的受難者。
不只蕭副總統親自出席，包含德國在臺協會處長、以色列經濟文化辦事處代表都現身。
[[副總統 蕭美琴]]
“我們今日齊聚於此，是為了緬懷在納粹大屠殺中，喪生的人們與倖存者，站在一起並向那些無私冒險相助的英勇英雄致敬。”
蕭副總統特別提到，台灣近年來持續落實轉型正義，守護歷史真相的腳步不能停止。不過以色列和德國駐台代表上台致詞，不約而同，都談到台灣政壇有人輕易將"納粹"、獨裁"掛在嘴邊，似乎意有所指。
[[以色列經濟文化辦事處代表 游瑪雅]]
“當我聽到人們，包括在台灣，過於隨意輕率地使用，例如納粹或是獨裁等詞彙，彷彿只是一般的比喻時，會立刻產生強烈反應。過去幾年，包括最近在台灣，出現了多次使用仇恨言論，和符號的情況，甚至出自高層領導人之口，這是一個必須注意的信號。”
[[德國在臺協會處長 狄嘉信]]
“我們都應避免輕率地，使用大屠殺或其他納粹來類比。我們不該只為了表達自己直覺認為某個政治對手的想法很糟糕，就稱他為納粹。對於我所有來自台灣各政黨的朋友，我想說，我在台灣還沒遇到過任何值得被冠上這個標籤的政治人物，濫用這個詞彙，對我們今日在此，悼念的納粹暴政受害者來說，猶如一記耳光。”
沒直接點名，但從國民黨朱立倫，到民眾黨柯文哲、黃國昌前後任黨主席，都曾用納粹、獨裁形容賴總統。聽在曾遭受迫害的人們耳裡，恐怕都是再次傷害。
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