Under pressure, Los Angeles Holocaust Museum retreats from 'Never Again' statement

The Los Angeles Holocaust Museum caved into pressure Saturday by scrubbing a social media post that extended the "Never Again" pledge beyond Jewish suffering, bowing to a backlash over drawing parallels to Israel's actions against Palestinians.

"NEVER AGAIN CAN'T ONLY MEAN NEVER AGAIN FOR JEWS," the museum wrote in a post on Instagram, owned by US company Meta, a statement many interpreted as comparing the World War II Holocaust to Israel's attacks and intentional infliction of famine in Gaza.

Facing fierce criticism, the museum deleted the post and issued a defensive statement claiming it was "part of a pre-planned social media campaign intended to promote inclusivity and community" that was "easily open to misinterpretation"