If surviving the camps during WW2 is the only thing that defines the jewish people and their culture then there are a LOT of gypsies, gays, POW's and other "undesirables" that would have right of return to israel. One relatively recent bad historical event does not define an entire race of people and their culture.
If anything, Magento is portrayed as more of the modern idea of the Nazi ideal. A intelligent, tall, muscular, and well heeled man, that some would call an "Ubermensch" if you will, that believes the lower races of the world should be exterminated to make way for the master race (mutants in this case).
WTF, you sure are putting a lot of words in my mouth there, hoss. I never said nor implied that the Holocaust defined an entire race or culture. Nor did I ever say anything about the concentration camps defining Jewish people.
What an utterly absurd misinterpretation to make of my statement and the character's background.
As I stated in my post, which you quoted but somehow still grossly (deliberately?) misunderstood, Max Eisenhardt (Magneto) was EXPLICITLY stated to be of Jewish heritage. Claremont was clear about it in issue 150 of Uncanny X-Men when defining his backstory. Unequivocally clear. Jewish. Born in Germany. Fled to Poland after escaping Kristallnacht. Married a Ukrainian Sinti. This backstory was again confirmed and explicitly clarified in Greg Pak's
Magneto Testament trade paperback in 2008.
In fact, one of the earliest defining events in Magneto's redemption arc was when he nearly killed Kitty during their first encounter and stopped himself specifically when he realized she was a young Jewish girl. His reflection on coming so close to betraying his own ideal upon finding out who she was was instrumental in his character development for decades to come.
You can call Magneto out as being a 'Nazi ideal' all you want, but whatever bullshit you're spouting does not countermand the fact that his backstory explicitly defines him as Jewish. Not because he survived the camps. But because he was BORN JEWISH.