Netanyahu is worse than David duke.
Weird to try to downplay David Duke when he has been a key figure in promoting white supremacy and anti-Black racism in America for decades. It is even weirder to be doing it in the same thread where you're accusing people of "putting the cape on" for a dead KKK leader. As a former leader of the KKK and a public figure who continues to push for racist policies, Duke's influence has left a damaging legacy on this country. His rhetoric and actions have helped maintain a culture of institutional racism that affects us in everything from housing discrimination to biased policing. Duke's platform of hate has been emboldened by Republicans through racist policies which disproportionately harm us. His role in perpetuating violence and social inequities against us is undeniable.
Any reasonable person understands Benjamin Netanyahu's destructive impact, and how it lies in his policies toward Palestinians and even Ethiopian Jews. His aggressive expansion of Israeli settlements, apartheid, genocide, and gross human rights violations committed against Palestinians under his leadership have devastated countless lives. Additionally, Ethiopian Jews in Israel have faced systemic discrimination and police brutality, reinforcing the racial hierarchies that Netanyahu's government has failed to address.
However, the comparison between Duke and Netanyahu doesn't need to be made to downplay either of thier actions. It should only be made to recognize their unique harms in different contexts. David Duke's racism has done untold damage to us, while Netanyahu's oppressive policies have brutalized Palestinians and marginalized groups in Israel, with ripple effects that extend to American policing. Both figures represent systems of oppression that need to be challenged. Equivocating them and oversimplifying who is worse, is downplaying David Duke in an effort to diminish the impact of his Trump support.