As the Shoah commemoration day draws near, Israeli TV started seasonal broadcasting of the Holocaust horrors. The real lessons are ignored, as usual.
Thousands of Jews marched to annihilation scarcely guarded by hapless German police and ever-drunk Ukrainians. The Diaspora Jews lost not only pride and common sense, but the will to live. Jewish establishment is bent on presenting the Jews as victims and does not allow the ugly side out: we allowed ourselves to be slaughtered like sheep, not killed like humans. Israeli establishment doesn’t want the Jews who stand tall unto the death, but needs more sheep to join the victims of the peace process.
World indifferently watched extermination of Jews, whether by Germany or by Arabs in 1948 and 1967. Help is not forthcoming about the Iranian or Pakistani nuclear weapons. Civilized countries would add nuclear annihilation of Tel Aviv in their schools’ history lessons. The same world that bends over backwards about the Blacks in jerkwater Darfur, pushes Israel to accept Arab state 14 miles from Tel Aviv.
The Jews don’t care of other Jews. American Jews parties when European Jews died in gas chambers. Israeli Jews party when Jews are dying in Sderot from the Palestinian rockets. The question, what could I do? is irrelevant. Every Jew should do everything in his or her power to stop the Israeli mass suicide of creating a Palestinian state, including demonstrations, clashes with the police, and giving money to settlers. We should do our part, and leave it to the Almighty to do his.
I often wondered why I never read of stories about Jewish rebellion against the Nazis, especially after the rumor of concentration camps got out. I refuse to pass judgement on these people but I still wonder why.
Israel does have allies. How many I don't know. But if the Israelis will truly stand up in their own defense I belief others will come running to their aid.
In this case I hope I am not wrong.
There were some revolts by the jews during ww2. I don't need to name them, everybody knows. But the most common reaction was fleeing. Thanks to my grandparents,they flew far away from eastern europe, I'm now in Israel writing this lines. It's hard to explain the fenomenum about why the jews did not hit back, but we must analize several factors. One, jews were used to pogroms. Maybe this is one more? Second, the leadership. Which kind of leadership they had? Rabbis, so no more I can add.Third and more important. Jews in Israel know that here is "the alamo", the last stop before total destruction. If Israel is gone, Jews are gone. That make you fight somehow. About US jews, then and now they are the same. For them, USA is the promise land, they adapted all the Moses laws to their personal needs. Why help defenseless jews dying in Poland when you can forget everything riding your new cadillac to Las vegas? They did nothing and they won't do nothing. Not even aliyah, here israelis are too though for those fine americans. In the best case, they can gather money and come back to their mansions feeling ok and relieved.
About a Palestinian State, no doubt, someday will need to decide if they will live here or us, and the time is near. All we need is a little of light.
Chaim,
At first I was leary about the two state solution. I didn't think the "Palestinians" deserved anything. Then I fell in line with the"This is the only way for peace" crowd. I was wrong. The Jews have been victims of pogroms throughout history. They deserve to have the land that G-d promised them. I really don't care what happens to the "Palestinians". The world has tried to be nice to them to no avail.They have chosen violence and should suffer the consequences of this decision. This may sound crass but that's what I believe now.
I updated the Website info with my new location.
James.
I never advocate in favour of Palestinians. They don't belong here. By any way. And it's not related to what you or me think. It's related to legacy. But, anyway, the world does not understand terms as legacy, so we should prevail by force.Period
Chaim, the most common reaction was to stay, not flee. Thus the Holocaust.
Rabbis lacked any status with Jews of the Soviet Union or Germany.
Jews of Israel have no Alamo mentality. They supported the Gush Katif eviction and look forward to emigrate to Canada or whatever other decent country.