A Dublin city councillor posted a WhatsApp video that called for a “real final solution” against Jewish people and repeated antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Philip Sutcliffe, an independent councillor representing the Ballyfermot-Drimnagh area, posted a 76-second video with footage of Adolf Hitler, including a voice-over praising Hitler for allegedly warning about current events.
It described Jewish people as “satanic,” blamed them for pornography and “white replacement,” and called for a “real final solution,” using Nazi terminology used for the Holocaust.
Sutcliffe later deleted the post and said that he “probably shared something I shouldn’t have.”
He claimed he did not watch the full video before posting it as his WhatsApp status, telling reporters he “probably just pushed the share button” after receiving the clip from someone else. He said he did not endorse its views.
The Jewish Representative Council of Ireland tells local media outlets that the Jewish community is “weary” of such hatred.
“We are not seeking special treatment and we are not playing victims. We simply want to live openly and safely,” the council says in a statement. “If similar repeated prejudice were directed at almost any other minority, there would be immediate condemnation from all. Antisemitism deserves exactly the same moral clarity.”
