Jonathan Glazer's words have been misquoted by quite a few clickbait-hungry media outlets. In the context of Glaser's film, which depicts life outside the walls of Auschwitz, they evoke a startling connotation.

But in the end, they are just words. A decorated director's opinion. You can argue with him, you can ignore him. The Oscar winning speech that linked the Holocaust to Gaza was banal and embarrassing, but it had one positive point.