I am a Jew, an Israeli and a Zionist. I am also a jurist holding a senior position in my country. In addition to academic studies
in law I’ve studied political science, the history of the Jewish people and Zionism at university. My rudimentary command of the english language allows me, in the little free time I can find, to monitor and to respond to antisemitic and anti Zionist statements on websites over the internet. I came across this forum website a few weeks ago. Using the search words Jews and Zionism I have read hundreds of posts on this website on these subjects I must admit I have been shocked, overwhelmed, sadened and at times sickened by the amount of hate against my people and my country on this website.
That the monitors of the forums allow these discussions freely indicates to me how deeply rooted the problem lies.
I truely and naively believed that things had changed. In the 1930’s a Catholic priest enthralled millions of North American listeners on the radio claiming that the Jews were undermining good Christian values, had caused the economic depression and wished to lead the United States to a “Jewish” war against Hitler.
Today in the 21st Century the rhetoric is that Jews are underming good Christian values (“the war on Christmas” for example, “ACLU”), control all the money and have all the political power (“the Jewish lobby” “neocons”) and have led the United States and Britain to a “Jewish” war in Iraq, confrontation with Iran and are also to blame for 9/11.
As the French say, “the more things change the more they remain the same”.
Jews are not “antiCatholic”. They are not taught that if you don’t believe and think what we do you will be damned forever in Hell. No Jew ever accused a Catholic of Deicide or was taught to torment a Christian because of their religion. Despite centuries of Christian persecution against the Jews, mass murders, forced coversions, expulsions and synogogue burnings, the Jewish state of Israel, in accordance with Jewish values of respect for all religions and their right to freedom of worship will continue to foster and protect the Christian community and their places of worship. The only country in the middle east where the Christian community has grown is in Israel…
“According to traditional Judaism, G-d gave Noah and his family seven commandments to observe when he saved them from the flood. These commandments, referred to as the Noahic or Noahide commandments, are inferred from Genesis Ch. 9, and are as follows: 1) to establish courts of justice; 2) not to commit blasphemy; 3) not to commit idolatry; 4) not to commit incest and adultery; 5) not to commit bloodshed; 6) not to commit robbery; and 7) not to eat flesh cut from a living animal. These commandments are fairly simple and straightforward, and most of them are recognized by most of the world as sound moral principles. Any non-Jew who follows these laws has a place in the world to come.”
As for your comments on Zionism. My objection is twofold.
Firstly, as I pointed out the ideaology you refered to is completely foreign to the ideaology of Zionism. You are welcome to believe what ever you want. My objection is to refer to some belief that has nothing to do with Zionism as Zionism and then on the basis of that belief which is foreign to Zionism explain why it is anti Catholic.
Secondly, as I pointed out previously, the thing you refered to as “Zionism” which has nothing to do with Zionism, is objectionable for the reasons I stated. Since you believe that what you called Zionism is “anti Catholic”, I can hardly be called an antiCatholic for voicing my objections to your “Zionism”. Seemingly the reverse is true.
