Adolf Hitler published his two-volume Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”) in 1925-26. It was both his autobiography and political ideology, and Hitler proclaimed his hatred of both Communism and Judaism, argued that Germany needed to expand eastward into Czechoslovakia and Poland, and stated that the future of Germany lay in the acquisition of land in the East at the expense of the Soviet Union. He further intimated that he had a master plan for the extermination of Jews. When he became Chancellor in 1933, he began to implement governmental policies that he had clearly articulated in his book, and did not seek to “move to the center” after he became Chancellor of Germany. In fact, Winston Churchill, writing in Volume I of The Second World War, observed that Mein Kampf “was the new Koran of faith and war: turgid, verbose, shapeless, but pregnant with its message.” Indeed it was. The result was the decimation of Europe, and the deaths of tens of millions of persons, including a number in my family.
A video recently released by the Middle East Research Institute (“MEMRI”) features Egypt’s President Morsi saying that Arabs and Moslems do not benefit from interacting with the descendants of apes and pigs in Israel, and further called Americans “enemies” and calls for a boycott of United States goods. Among the other pearls of his wisdom are the following:
This [Palestinian] Authority was created by the Zionist and American enemies for the sole purpose of opposing the will of the Palestinian people and its interests.
As to the efficacy of negotiating with Israel, President Morsi opined as follows:
Either [you accept] the Zionists and everything they want, or else it is war. This is what these occupiers of the land of Palestine know – these blood-suckers, who attack the Palestinians, these warmongers, the descendants of apes and pigs.
And President Morsi, speaking in the style of Mein Kampf, observed:
We should employ all forms of resistance against them. There should be military resistance within the land of Palestine against those criminal Zionists, who attack Palestine and the Palestinians. There should also be political resistance and economic resistance through a boycott, as well as by supporting the resistance fighters. This should be the practice of the Muslims and the Arabs outside Palestine. They should support the resistance fighters and besiege the Zionist wherever they are. None of the Arab or Muslim peoples and regimes should have dealings with them. Pressure should be exerted upon them. They must not be given any opportunity, and must not stand on any Arab or Islamic land. They must be driven out of our countries.
You can view the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mXnbgsg9DM
The Egypt of President Morsi is the recipient of billions of dollars annually of United States foreign aid, and later this month, the Obama “Administration” is planning to donate F-16 fighter jets and 200 new Abrams tanks to Egypt. (No, I am not making this up!) Of course, an Egyptian Sharia dictatorship on Israel’s border, armed with American weapons, could cause mischief to Israel and the United States, and could be used against the Egyptian people should President Morsi face a Syria-style revolution. It is only President Obama who can now rescind the delivery of fighter jets and tanks to Egypt. Interestingly, Fox News reported that a spokesperson at the U.S. Department of State declined to say whether the deal was being reviewed, but said the Obama “Administration” seeks to “maintain a strategic partnership with Egypt that enhances the security and peace of the region.” With that, I suspect that President Morsi will get his free jets and tanks thanks to those of you who pay taxes. If you are as uncomfortable about this as I am, please let President Obama know your views. The main number to the White House is 1.202.456.1414. As the President continues his vacation in Hawaii with his family, I would suggest that you contact the President’s Chief of Staff, Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew. I am sure he would be happy to leave a message from you for the President. More importantly, as we are commanded in Psalm 122:6, please pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
I left a comment yesterday, but it didn’t go through for some reason. I don’t see Morsi’s words as comparable to Hitler’s in Mein Kampf. Quite the opposite. Zionism is a political view, not a race, and Hitler was a racist. In fact, it is the Zionists in the region that are becoming increasingly enamored with the idea of “ethnic cleaning” and genocide, as one can see from reading this article (trigger warning: many very racist and ugly comments by Israeli leaders):
http://consortiumnews.com/2012/11/28/origins-of-israels-anti-arab-racism/
David, I was horrified by the article you posted. Sadly, I have seen many similar. We hear so much pro-Israeli propaganda here in the US, but I’m coming around to the position that the rest of the world holds — that Israel is out of control, committing crimes against humanity, and needs to be stopped. I will be calling the White House and asking that we stop all military aid to Israel. Why are our taxes being used to support a racist, apartheid state??? We have enough problems at home and need our money here. Here is another article in which Israeli leaders arrogantly declare, “We control the US government”: http://www.uruknet.info/?p=47684
Yes, Ellen and David, anti-semitism is not a new phenomenon….so do you and those of your ilk propose the destruction of the Israelis now? The newest iteration of anti-semitism is that Israel is the new genocidal state. LOL….Anyway, beware not to mock God’s chosen people. You might be forewarned to read Psalm 122:6, as noted in the blog above.
There is nothing “anti-semetic” about condemning the policies of a nation or the behaviors of its leaders, however convenient it may be to play the race card here. To be “anti-semetic” is to be anti-Jewish, not anti-Israeli policy. A lot of Jews feel as David and Ellen do. Just as it was not anti-Catholic to condemn the actions of the IRA or the PIRA during the “troubles”, so there is nothing anti-semetic about condemning what Israel is doing. This is not “mocking”. It is honest criticism based on the facts. I, for one, am fed up with giving Israel in the order of $3 billion a year when it’s being used to kill babies in Gaza and to build illegal settlements. We should, at the very least, cut that amount by a third and attach some strings to it. We are giving away our own money to Israel. In return, it behaves like a spoiled brat.
Yes, Malcolm, I can see that Israel acts like a spoiled brat from the very beginning until now….attacked on its first day in May 1948 by five nations….thousands of missiles being lobbed into Israel over the past few years….I am sure that the United States, being in a similar situation or having missiles lobbed into the US towns from Canada or Mexico….Yes, I am sure we would turn the other cheek….oh wait, perhaps Obama would, but not real American presidents. Anyway, it is probably best that we cancel all foreign aid so that more people could obtain Obama phones.
As a Christian and ethnic Jew, I am not at all offended by David’s words above. It was a mistake to create Israel the way it was created. We should no more have created a Jewish state than we should create a Christian, Muslim, or Buddhist one. The original people of the land were not adequately compensated when their land was given away. Many Jews feel the same way. However, now that the state of Israel has existed for over 60 years, it’s too late to go back and do it over. I don’t believe the Old Testament is literally true. It was written from a Jewish perspective, and contains myth and legend. It is not entirely historically accurate. I don’t see my ethnic group as “the Chosen people”. I see them as of no greater or lesser worth than anyone else. I am very cynical about the Israeli government and its motives and actions. They get away with it because we in the US enable them. I fear they are becoming what they hate. We are not helping them by letting them get away with bullying and apartheid. The sooner we help them understand that, the better it will be for them in the long run.
Mark, you wrote: “I don’t believe the Old Testament is literally true. It was written from a Jewish perspective, and contains myth and legend. It is not entirely historically accurate.” Of course, those are a series of conclusory remarks, but without any substance (or evidence) behind it. I would readily imagine that you are merely parroting what you have been taught, but without much independent and serious research on your own. Especially as you claim to be both a Christian and ethnic Jew, should you not, as we are admonished to do in I Thessalonians 5:21, “examine everything carefully?” You might find this to be beneficial.
Yes. When a person points at Scripture and says, “This part isn’t true,” then others have to wonder, “On what grounds do they accept any of it as true?”