Are Jews Responsible for Anti Semitism?
March 5, 2016
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March 5, 2016
Dan said (March 6, 2016):
Thank you for posting the link to the news that Joe Biden arranged to pay our $12 million US taxpayer dollars to American Jews on account of the Holocaust. That story reinforces your article today.
My country - all my male relatives of combat age in that era fought in WWII. 381,350* American young men died in battle from North Africa to the breaches of Normandy to Berlin to destroy Hitler's Germany.
They were told for 50 years that they were heroes for 'liberating' Europe and 'saving the Jews'.
In all those years it never occurred once to any of those men who survived to expect a nickel of compensation from the State of Israel for putting an end to persecution of Jews in Europe. Instead, they supported Israel since it's formation. Americans have given no other country the kind of pass we've always given Israel.
So why are Jewish organizations like the Jewish Federations of North America extracting Holocaust 'reparations' from my country, and my people; the ones that always fought for Jewish freedom and equality?
I am left to assume that the Jews who think we owe them money for the Holocaust don't classify us as "good goys" and "bad goys". Whether a goy worships Jews or he's a Nazi is irrelevant to these Jews. To them, he's just a GOY, period.
It doesn't even occur to Manfred Gerstenfeld that Jews can wrong goys any more than a rancher considers the 'rights' of cattle. This man is the "the greatest authority on anti-Semitism" only because the World Jewish elite and their hundreds of think tanks and political action committees think exactly the same way he does.
Wade said (March 5, 2016):
In the article today the author claims that the Jews were not responsible for the sentence of The Lord Jesus to crucifixion, he says it was the Romans.
This is preposterous (to say the least). All Jesus went through at the time of his passion was planned from the time God made His covenant with Abraham. And even back to the Garden of Eden when God said to Satan "There is coming one who will put his heal on your head, and you will bruise Him".
Jesus was murdered at the time of the Passover which began in Egypt, and was a type and a shadow of Jesus crucifixion. The salient point here is that all this had to be done legally (under the Abrahamic covenant and the authority that God gave the priesthood of the Jews). It was the High Priest who had the legal right to do a sacrifice for the sins of the people once a year at the time of the Passover.
It was the High Priest who condemned Jesus. It had to be the High Priest...otherwise the whole thing could have been illegal and challenged by Satan afterwards... 2nd Corinthians tells us that "If the Prince of this world would have known the secret of the cross, he would have never crucified The Lord of Glory".
It was a trap that Satan fell into, and without the High Priest condemning God himself in the body of Jesus Christ, the entire endeavor could have been successfully challenged afterward by Satan. Because of the way in which this sacrifice for sin was carried out, Satan had no grounds for a challenge, and Jesus (during His three days in the tomb) descended to the lower regions of Shoel and took the keys of death, hell, and the grave, from Satan and made an open show of him in front of every demon of hell.
In trying to prove a point your author has strayed rather far from the truth of God's Word.
LC said (March 5, 2016):
Here's a quote from a fun article published in 1928. Ravage contends that the real motive behind anti-semitism is not that Jews killed Jesus but because Jesus was a Jew and a party-pooper:
"In full, of course, you never have accepted our Christian teachings. In your hearts you still are pagans. You still take pride in the glory of the nude human figure. Your social conscience, in spite of all democracy and all your social revolution, is still a pitifully imperfect thing. We have merely divided your soul, confused your impulses and paralysed your desires. In the midst of the battle you are obliged to kneel down to him who commanded you to turn the other cheek, who said “Resist not evil†and “Blessed are the peace-makers.†In your lust for gain you are suddenly disturbed by a memory from your Sunday school days about taking no thought for the morrow. In your industrial struggles, when you would smash a strike without compunction, you are suddenly reminded that the poor are blessed and that men are brothers in the Fatherhood of the Lord. And as you are about to yield to temptation, your Jewish training puts a deterrent hand on your shoulder and dashes the brimming cup from your lips. You Christians have never become Christianized. To that extent we have failed with you. But we have forever spoiled the fun of paganism for you." Marcus Eli Ravage, A Real Case Against the Jews, The Century Magazine, 1928
I think beneath all the rhetoric there's some truth to it.
JG said (March 5, 2016):
This whole subject of "anti semitism" is garbage at best. You're only in trouble if you pay it any kind of mind, and then if you do, you give it credence.
Even some of the past Jewish leaders of Israel themselves have been called "anti semitic" for trying to establish peace with their Palestinian neighbors.
The late Israeli Prime Minister Ytzak Rabin was a good case in point. He was also referred to as a "Hitler" for trying to establish peace in the region which the Lakud Party deplores and detests. How's that for insanity.
Peace today in the Zionist political realm is equated with "anti semitism". This is why President Obama and John Kerry have become touted as political adversaries of Israel. They're the latest addition to the "anti semitic" hate list.
Talking about peaceful solutions regarding Israel's self declared enemies such as Iran is considered "hateful". Today it's bloodshed and war that is considered noble and an act of love towards Israel.
This nefarious "anti semitic" guilt psy op only works for the ones who don't know any better.
Henry Makow received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Toronto in 1982. He welcomes your comments at
Tony E said (March 6, 2016):
Growing up in NYC, I had many Jewish friends & neighbors and when I reflect back to certain incidents and, there were many,, I cannot help but ask myself, Do Jews secretly despise gentiles as a result of the perceived notion that we are all anti-semites & all hate them? I will illustrate two such incidents.
My first questionable incident occurred in the 1960's when I was 9, I was inflating the tire on my Schwinn bicycle (Jewish Company) at a local gas station and in preparation for a ride with friends, when Mr Shalom (Good Samaritan) offered, no insisted to help. He kept filling the tire excessively, I politely suggested that it was enough, even at 9 I understood the end result was to occur the tire exploded. I knew at that point my day or possibly weeks would be lacking the joy of riding with my friends.
My second incident occurred when a friend and schoolmate Jeff Goldstein said his dad wanted to take us on a fishing trip, other friends came along nearly all gentile boys. My dad had heard about the trip and bought me a brand new rod & reel from Resnicks Sporting Goods Store (Jewish Owned). I still vividly remember, some nearly six decade pasts, in detail, the, bright Emerald green rod, shiny ringed guides & a nifty spinning reel. I dreamt about the trip for weeks and the day finally arrived, We all met at Mr. Goldstein's house on a beautiful sunny day in August of 1968, We arrived at the dock and boarded. After nearly one hour of the boat getting into deep waters we all dropped our lines, It was so exciting it seemed everyone was catching fish, Finally I had a bite a strong powerful bite my reel bent as is typical when reeling in blue fish I had control I knew I could get that fish close enough for the ship's mate to gaff him. All of a sudden Mr Goldstein, (Good Samaritan) said "Let me take that for you son" I said no I'm ok but like Mr Shalom he insisted. Lo & behold somehow he dropped the Bright new emerald rod into the ocean & all I could do was watch as the Fish swam away & it submerged into the depths of the aqua blood waters like a submarine. What was going to be the happiest day of my life turned into the worst.
I cannot prove either incident was intentional, I lean towards the fact that people are good so I move on and I pray Jews will too.