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Christian Zionism and the End of Judaism » Let them help
Leonard Fein in FORWARD-- long my favorite newspaper
for facts and opinions-- makes some interesting
observations wondering why American Jews, as Zionists,
so dawn over Rev. John Hagee, whose Zionism is so
politically compromised by his wild autocratic
Evangelism.
http://www.forward.com/articles/12824/
As one who was "Americanized" in the NYC Jewish
Community, I would greatly appreciate the views of
other scholars on this list to Fein's comment. Since
the late 50s I had never seen this kind of neocon
Stalinist "united front" manifested by philosophically
liberal Jews who rightly denounced a muddle of Church
and State. But from the commend appended to the text,
it seems that now-- a la Churchill-- one would sleep
with the Devil if only it led to political clout for
Israel in the US Legislature.
Bellow is my comment as to why this "fawning" over
Hagee so disturbs me:
**************************************************
Rev. Hagee's Jewish admirers remind of Hitler's Jewish
admirers in Batar, Jabotinsky's "revisionist" mob that
sought conquest by means of a bloody "iron wall," long
before any Arab war befell the Zionists. Batar wore
uniforms weaved, sewn, washed, pressed and distributed
free by their Nazi tailors. Said Batar: so what if
Hitler didn't like Jews, he's wonderful for the German
people-- then came Kristallnacht!
For three generations American Jews have wailed over
the Holocaust. But it is not the wail for lost beloved
brethren, but the wail of heavy guilt passed on
through three generations for the deliberate silence
of the 1930s, motivated by fear that their "good deal"
in America might be endangered if they speak too
loudly against German-US relations. After all, Germans
were then the biggest immigrant group and the Bun was
mighty tough, even in America.
East Euro Jews who survived TWO Holocausts (Hitler's
and Stalin's) raised me through our westward refuge
from Stalin's grasp. And they taught me that people
who think it's cool to make a deal with them "dumb
goyim" loonies end up at the front of the line of
horror... as so many in Russia found out in the 1950
Soviet "Doctors' Plot" of Stalin. In 1946 Zionist
leaders pledged Stalin full support against the West
if only he armed the Palmach against the Arabs. He
armed them generously; and then he butchered Russian
Jews in a spasm of anti-Semitism brought to an end
only by his death in 1953. So as a Christian raised by
Jews I offer you an historical lesson passed on to me
by my wise mentors: Don't play with the Devil,
thinking that he is dumb; for you will surely be
burned!
Daniel E. Teodoru
dangerous jewish fawning over hagee
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Leonard Fein in FORWARD-- long my favorite newspaper
for facts and opinions-- makes some interesting
observations wondering why American Jews, as Zionists,
so dawn over Rev. John Hagee, whose Zionism is so
politically compromised by his wild autocratic
Evangelism.
http://www.forward.com/articles/12824/
As one who was "Americanized" in the NYC Jewish
Community, I would greatly appreciate the views of
other scholars on this list to Fein's comment. Since
the late 50s I had never seen this kind of neocon
Stalinist "united front" manifested by philosophically
liberal Jews who rightly denounced a muddle of Church
and State. But from the commend appended to the text,
it seems that now-- a la Churchill-- one would sleep
with the Devil if only it led to political clout for
Israel in the US Legislature.
Bellow is my comment as to why this "fawning" over
Hagee so disturbs me:
**************************************************
Rev. Hagee's Jewish admirers remind of Hitler's Jewish
admirers in Batar, Jabotinsky's "revisionist" mob that
sought conquest by means of a bloody "iron wall," long
before any Arab war befell the Zionists. Batar wore
uniforms weaved, sewn, washed, pressed and distributed
free by their Nazi tailors. Said Batar: so what if
Hitler didn't like Jews, he's wonderful for the German
people-- then came Kristallnacht!
For three generations American Jews have wailed over
the Holocaust. But it is not the wail for lost beloved
brethren, but the wail of heavy guilt passed on
through three generations for the deliberate silence
of the 1930s, motivated by fear that their "good deal"
in America might be endangered if they speak too
loudly against German-US relations. After all, Germans
were then the biggest immigrant group and the Bun was
mighty tough, even in America.
East Euro Jews who survived TWO Holocausts (Hitler's
and Stalin's) raised me through our westward refuge
from Stalin's grasp. And they taught me that people
who think it's cool to make a deal with them "dumb
goyim" loonies end up at the front of the line of
horror... as so many in Russia found out in the 1950
Soviet "Doctors' Plot" of Stalin. In 1946 Zionist
leaders pledged Stalin full support against the West
if only he armed the Palmach against the Arabs. He
armed them generously; and then he butchered Russian
Jews in a spasm of anti-Semitism brought to an end
only by his death in 1953. So as a Christian raised by
Jews I offer you an historical lesson passed on to me
by my wise mentors: Don't play with the Devil,
thinking that he is dumb; for you will surely be
burned!
Daniel E. Teodoru
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