Equating Anti-Zionism With Anti-Semitism
Is Logical Fallacy of Conflation: An Effective Tool
The key to winning a historical argument is to control the starting point and its attendant assumptions. This forces a False Dilemma logic fallacy, predetermining the outcome. This is just as true when discussing Islamic Terrorism. I have done more historical research seeking to understand the origins of today’s Middle East violence. Again, I have learned that I was not taught truth but distortion preventing me from understanding this problem that appears to be engulfing the globe. One of my sources is Against Our Better Judgment by Alision Weir (IfAmericansKnew.org. 2014.). Fortunately for us we know where to begin this discussion as its beginnings are well documented.
Zionism was formally established by Theodore Herzl, father of modern Zionism, holding its first Congress in 1897 in Basel, Switzerland (What is Zionism?). At its heart Zionism is a secular political organization of a people who call themselves Jewish whether they practice Judaism or not. Zionism was chosen as the name based on Mount Zion, a hill in Jerusalem. At its outset Zionism, political, became conflated with Judaism, a religion, making it difficult for non-Jews to objectively separate the two concepts. The Zionists quickly used the term, anti-semitic, to attack its critics even though the majority of Zionists were not Semitic, a set of people indigenous to the Middle East. The majority of Zionists claim Ashkenazi heritage, descendants of the Ashkenazi from northeast Turkey (Uncovering ancient Ashkenaz – the birthplace of Yiddish speakers.). Basically, they were Gentiles who converted to Judaism and later migrated into Germanic lands. They spoke Yiddish, worshiped the Talmud, along with the Midrash and Mishna, and remained separate from surrounding peoples because their Talmudic teachings looked down on non-Jews, Goyim; they were considered animals. This necessarily invited retaliation when Goyim began to understand the superior attitude of these people. The nineteenth century was a period of violent establishment of new ethnic countries. It worked for the Germans so why could it not work for the Ashkenazi Jews? They organized, they claimed themselves as the voice for all Jews and established themselves in powerful Western countries whose support they would need to return to Palestine.
Zionism Brought Violence to Palestine
A Land Inhabited Mainly by Semitic Peoples
Zionism had a problem, Palestine was already inhabited by Semitic people who lived at peace with Jews and Christians for hundreds of years. The Ashkenazi Zionists would have to immigrate to Palestine and somehow persuade its inhabitants to leave. During the first half of the 20th century Zionists immigrated into the land and sought to buy out absentee Muslim landlords. They would then evict Muslim tenants off the land, giving it to Zionists immigrants. Once the Muslim inhabitants caught on to the plan they began to resist, at times violently. In the end, they lost their land. It was the Zionists who taught Muslims to both conflate their religion with political goals to label detractors as racists and to use immigration as a tactic to overcome current inhabitants. This puts Islamic Hijrah into perspective.
The Rise of Hitler to Power and His
Mistrust of Ashkenazi Jews Helped Zionism
Hitler’s mistrust of Ashkenazi Jews influence in World War One {WWI} was the basis for his anti-Jewish policies. However, the Zionists worked with Hitler to promote immigration to Palestine. In addition, when hostilities commenced in World War Two {WWII} Germany closed its borders and put many Jews into concentration work camps. This also worked to the Zionists favor as they used the harsh treatment to promote Zionism, not universally accepted by Jews. In addition, they did not promote a world-wide cry for justice during WWII but waited until after the war to use guilt to force the Western nations to grant them legal status to Palestine. The meaning of Holocaust is an Ascending Sacrifice. Zionists were ruthless in using the suffering of their own people to achieve their goal of a homeland. They basically promoted the martyrdom of those who did in the camps by whatever means. This use of martyrdom will later be used against them by Muslims who have few options. But, the Zionists had another trick up their sleeve.
Zionism Obtained Land Control via Terrorism
Future Leaders of Israel Began as Murderers
During and after WWII, Zionists in Palestine used terrorism against both the British who controlled Palestine since WWI and Muslims who would not leave. Zionists would rape and kill whole villages, eradicating entire families to obtain the land for incoming Zionists. They taught the Muslims the value of terrorism firsthand. Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir, both later became Prime Ministers of Israel, led many of these atrocities. When Begin toured America after one of these atrocities he bragged that he had brought terrorism, not to the Middle East, but to the world (ibid. p. 60-61.). The Zionists achieved their goals via terrorism; Muslims learned from this experience.
the United Nations (UN) passed a non-binding resolution {General Assembly Resolution 181. 29 November 1947.} urging the Security Council, the real power in the UN, to create the state of Israel; which it did not act upon. Zionist units displaced over 413,000 people via violence. The Zionists themselves announced the creation of their new state of Israel on 15 May 1948. They were well armed due to gunning running operations primarily from America. When five Arab armies joined the violence to protect Muslims in Palestine they were outgunned and outmanned. When the UN sent a Swedish Mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, he was assassinated by the Zionists in their self-declared war of independence.
What have we learned in this very brief post? Zionism taught Islam that it could obtain its objectives by: conflating political goals with religious fronts; begin with peaceful immigration and overwhelm the current inhabitants; use of terrorism against current inhabitants and martyrdom of one’s own people to advance domination; reject any offers of compromise and never allow truth to stand in the way of success. Why is this important to Christians?
Christian Dispensationalism Used by Zionists
Even Though Zionists are Secular or False Jews
Only the Pharisaical branch of Judaism survived the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70. Their Talmud writes of hatred for Christians above all other Goyim. However, the Zionists were, and are, not above using Christian naivety and money to advance their cause. Their writings envision Jesus being boiled in his own excrement for eternity; thus is their hatred of their rejected Messiah. So, why are Christians involved with this primarily political movement based on violence that has brought Islamic terrorism to the world? A poor understanding of hermeneutics and bible doctrine! These are not the called out Jews of Ezekiel. These people do not believe the Bible. Many Judaistic followers reject Zionism as representing Jews. The Zionists are the largest single group practicing anti-Semitism against Semites and the majority of them are not even Semitic themselves! All have ignored Christ’s teaching of turn the other cheek (Mt 5:38-48). If the faiths of Christendom had not persecuted secular and religious Jews then the Zionists would not have coalesced into an organization bent on obtaining a homeland regardless of the cost. If the Muslims had turned the other cheek they would not now be awash in blood and again hated around the world. Their retaliation against the Zionists has only promoted Zionist violence in return; and so goes the cycle ever increasing in violence. This is the hallmark of sin. Not only has America erred in promoting Israel as a nation but it perverted our claim that we are for self-determination and self-government; both of which were denied to those who lived in the land before the Zionists intervened.
Truly did Menachem Begin claim that he brought terrorism to the world; This offshoot of WWI, long forgotten, is still killing people today all over the world. If Truman had not been bribed to recognize Israel, America would have been innocent of the blood shed; however, we stand knee deep in blood by standing by the Zionists today, stripped of any excuse of ignorance. As Christians we should not be Zionists also. We should wait on the Lord who will call His people back when He determines, as He said.