Dehumanization: By depicting Palestinians as rats, the cartoon strips them of their humanity, a tactic historically linked to genocide and mass violence. This mirrors Streicher’s propaganda, which portrayed Jews as vermin to justify the Holocaust.

The cartoon’s imagery is a textbook example of dehumanization, a precursor to violence seen in historical genocides. By depicting Palestinians as rats, it mirrors propaganda tactics used by the Nazis and in Rwanda. This isn’t just offensive - it’s a deliberate attempt to normalize violence by stripping the targeted group of humanity.

Content Moderation Failure: The cartoon violates X’s own rules on dehumanization and hateful imagery, yet X failed to remove it, responding with a generic denial that ignores its specific policies.

Algorithmic Amplification: The post’s 50,000 impressions, despite the account’s small following and low engagement, demonstrate that X’s algorithm boosted the content.

The cartoon unequivocally violates X’s rules on dehumanization and hateful imagery. Depicting Palestinians as rats and the IDF as exterminators fits the platform’s definition of dehumanizing speech and imagery that promotes hostility. Historically, such imagery has been linked to genocide (e.g., Nazi propaganda, Rwanda Media Case), making it a clear violation of X’s policies against content that incites hatred or violence.

In the U.S., X risks losing immunity if the content violates federal criminal laws (18 U.S.C. §1091). In the EU, the DSA imposes a clear obligation to remove incitement to violence. Under international law, X could face indictment for complicity in incitement to genocide.