Let's separate Judaism from Zionism, because it is clearly wrong to associate
the two together. The founder of the yet to be politicized movement denounced it
after becoming an orthodox Jew:
"And is it at all possible that we, who regard Judaism as our one and only treasure, should ever be able to compete with such expert demagogues and loud self-advertisers as they [the Zionists]? It is surely not necessary that we should. We are, after all, still the mountains and they the grain, and all we need to do is to gather all our forces in a world organization of religious Jews, and it will follow of itself, and without the application of any great political cunning on our part, that we shall have it in our power to prevent what must needs be prevented and to carry out what we have to carry out. But there is no need first to create this world organization of religious Jews. It is already in existence. The world knows its name, it is Agudas Yisroel [The Union of Israel]."
Nathan Birnbaum, decrying political Zionism, 1919
After him came Theodor Hertzl who was pretty much disliked his identity as a jew
and hijacked this movement to show the world he has successfully assimilated.
This became later the political Zionism which used the Hebrews now called Jews and their culture
in pursue of social stance.
In the diary of Hertzel, page 14, he writes a way to solve the problem of anti-Semitism was to speak to the head priest of Vienna to get an appointment with the Pope, to make a mass conversion of all the Jews of Austria to Catholicism. He continues: "It should be done on a Sunday, in the middle of the day, with music, and pride, publicly. We are the last generation that held on to the faith of our for-fathers. The conversion would be in St. Stephen's Cathedral."
-"Simple goyim are better than Rabbis, and the highest are the goyish priests."
- Diary, page 16: "Antisemitism helps to build this kind of jew, Education that will bring to assimilation."
- Diary, page 68: "An idea rose on my heart to bring on anti-Semitism and to obliterate Jewish wealth.
- In the book "Hertzel", this is a quote: "I bless every jew that converts to Christianity and my son, the sooner the better, to save him from anti-Semitism.
-In his book, "Altnoyland", "its understood that I have to remember (or mention) to discard negative Jewish things, like the Yiddish language and observing mitzvos."
Other zionist leaders said:
-Zev Japotinsky in his article "Outside the camp", in the newspaper "Chadashot HaAretz" 22/10/1919: "In the national home we will announce that those Jews who have on themselves the rust of Gulles, and deny to shave off their beards and payos will be 2nd class citizens and will not have the right to vote."
-Yitzchak Greenbaum, Zionist responsible for saving Jews in World War Two, and later Minister of the Interior under Ben Gurion, "Concerning using communal money to save the Jews, no and no and no. Zionism comes first."
-Ben Gurion, in his book "Yehudi ve' od", "The disapora is ending and everyone is coming, this still does not make a nation but a mixed multitude and dust of man, without a language and education, without roots. To change dust of man to a cultured nation is not an easy job."
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So for me the zionist state is a paradox. It was introduced and actualized during a very difficult
period in the history of jews so it got a lot of public support both from christian countries and
the jews who survived many persecutions specifically during that period. However many chose
the opposition and stayed in the diaspora. It's a Halachah question whether jews should gather in
Israel or wait, but it's definitely not a question whether a jew by his nature and culture seeks to
come back home to the land his/her ancestors were buried. The historical evidence is undeniable
even in the sources of those enemies.
So when dealing with the realities one cannot deny the significance of religion in connection to Israel
as a zionist state. The main aspect of the problem here is not the relationships with muslims
or anti-semitism but the identity/values of each Hebrew jew and his Spiritual Homeland which
happens to be an actual physical location recognized by most of the Eur-asian and African cultures.
And what about those simple people living today in Israel, are they are they being manipulated
by a movement claiming to speak for all jews? Those who were born there, or even those who's
families suffered losses. Or those Orthodox communities who live denying support for the state?
It's unfortunately that the security of millions of jews is dependable on a political movement which
denies original jewish culture and uses them in geopolitical games.
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Now the anti-semitic propaganda is nothing new, as those specific argument are. It seems that
this propaganda uses the same old stories and arguments but now is fueled by INTERNET JIHAD.
Its' tactics and strategy is simple and obvious, they're a copy for they joined th game last.
Nothing new but at the same time bold, fueled by irrationalities and illiteracy which makes them
acceptable to the new generation of low-attention span youth.
But ye again one cannot deny the statements quoted by influential rabbis reminding
us of the prophesied war with with all those nations that ever dealt with Israel, specifically
Ishmael and Edom, who will fight for Jerusalem. Well Europe turning into an Islamic continent and
USA having a muslim president who bows to Saudi kings make it quiet evident.
The people of Israel are defined by their homeland- the land of their ancestors and their
fight for it as their language and religion. And even though zionism tried to establish a fully
secular state claiming assimilation with the world, in spite of all contradictions
it still is a vibrant jewish community that is successful in educating jews of their roots and original ways while giving them some sort of protection for their fear and identity.
Anyhow Jews have and need a homeland, a spiritual and physical one.
Their enemies' attempt to erase their identity makes them stronger and more close
to realizing their role in the world, because the mechanisms are suggestive of archetypal
reactions.
Just your usual propaganda that you are paid to post
