Ronald Reagan called the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon a holocaust.
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The Jimmy Dore ShowAug 3, 2026
Multiple sources, including a Reagan diary account (Reuters, NBC News), a UPI report of Begin's account, and a Foreign Affairs piece quoting Reagan, confirm that Reagan used the word 'holocaust' about Israel's 1982 military campaign in Lebanon.
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… Alright, let's go, Furkan. Don't even start me trying to even pronounce that. Furkan somebody, ah, looks Turkish, maybe Furkan Gozukara, maybe Gozukara. I don't know. Incredible prominent Professor Mohammed Mirani exposes the horrific Gaza genocide. He reminds the world that even Ronald Reagan called the 1982 invasion a holocaust. He confirms the Zionist regime is intentionally starving children and collapsing the entire population. We got a video for that. Despite your propaganda, despite your nonsense, despite the lies that you promote, people are waking up. …
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Supports. Reuters reports Reagan's diary used the term 'holocaust' when addressing Israeli Prime Minister Begin about an Israeli strike on Beirut.[1]
Supports. NBC News quotes Reagan's diary: 'I used the word holocaust deliberately' in his call to Begin over the Israeli attack on Beirut, which he described as a picture of a 7-month-old baby with its arms blown off.[2]
Supports. UPI reports that Reagan described Israel's bombing of west Beirut as a 'holocaust' in a phone call to Begin, as Begin himself recounted to The New York Times.[3]
Supports. Foreign Affairs quotes Reagan saying 'it is a holocaust' about the symbols of the war, in a call urging the IDF to stop shelling during the Siege of Beirut.[4]
Context. The sources place the remark in the context of the 1982 Israeli campaign in Lebanon (the June invasion and the Beirut siege), so the claim's reference to 'the 1982 invasion' is broadly consistent with the record even though the sources name the Beirut bombing as the specific trigger.[2][5]
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Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Reagan diaries reveal private musingsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Reagan's private, dramatic musings revealed - NBC Newsnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Begin: 'Mr. President, I know what is a holocaust.' - UPI Archivesupi.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4The Ghosts of Lebanonforeignaffairs.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5US policy toward Lebanon is badly brokenresponsiblestatecraft.org · not rated · cited for: context
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