Purely Commentary
Arab Anti - Semitism: Their Resort to 'Protocols'
Students of developing world affairs, those relating to the Middle
East, to the race issue in this country, to the re-emerging neo-Nazism,
have begun to believe anew that anti-Semitism is on the rise, that
hatred of Jews is linked with antagonism to Israel.
Arab propagandists are playing a major role in the new anti-
Semitism, and as is to be expected they deny such hatred because
they resort to their role as Semites. Nevertheless the true fact exists:
what they do, whether it is in consort with the black extremists, or
with the anti-Semitic organizations that have survived the -Nazi era,
Cairo's Wave of Hatred:
Protocol Used as Weapon
in Arabs' Anti-Semitism
By Philip
Slomovitz
Argentina, Israel Sign
Commerical Trade Pact
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
BUENOS AIRES — Israel and
for the Nazi Holocaust finds wide-spread expression. Aluba, an
elder statesman of Arab policy, explains that "Hitler wanted to Argentina have signed a new com-
save his people and the world from this malignant evil which mercial agreement according to
embedded itself among the Christian nations and poisoned the which Israel will buy meat and ag-
bodies of non-Jews .. . It is well-known that the German people ricultural produce and sell chem-
is one of the most progressive in the world in science, technology ical and other items to Argentina.
and nationalism, and therefore should have been immunized
Previous commercial intercourse
and protected from Zionist activity; Hitler, however, still felt between the two nations has been
that it weakened his nation almost to the point of extinction." heavily loaded in Argentinas favor.
A Lebanese newspaper, "Kul Shay," in May 1965, an- Argentina had been selling some
nounced: "The day is not far off when the inhabitants of America $9,000,000 worth of goods and buy-
their actions can only be defined as anti-Semitic.
ing less than $500,000 worth, an-
will recognize that Hitler was justified in what he did."
The shocking factor in the renewed anti-Semitism is the common
Abdullah Tal attacks the "slandering" of the Nazis by Jews. nually.
usage of the outrageous forgery that has been labeled "Protocols of
It is hoped by both parties that
The eir he says,
sir
eaa zed a"nthatthtehye feared were the cause
the Elders of Zion"—that notorious set of lies that originated in
new trade vistas will be opened
th ir defeat
lir I and
th at h
Russia as a plagerism from French hate-teaching documents, was
would occur in World War II. Hitler was no worse to the Jews by the pact. Dr. David Golah,
extended into Nazi propaganda and has been used throughout the
than Pharoah, Nebuchadnezzar, the Romans, the Byzantines, Titus, director-general of the Israel Wm-
world as a weapon charging that Jews seek control of the entire
Muhammad and others who had oppressed the Jews before him. istry of Commerce and Industry,
world.
The iniquities of the Jews, including blood-sucking and poisoning signed for his country. Enrique
These Protocols had the unfortunate endorsement of Henry Ford
wells, had not changed. Hitler appointed a learned committee that C.C. Valente, undersecretary of
the Elder and the texts he had published—for which he had publicly
concluded that the Jews must be eliminated or expelled. He Argentina's ministry of foreign
apologized—were distributed in Latin American countries, were
implemented
the decision of his committee and did to the Jews commerce, was the other signa-
recently in evidence in Spain and other countries and are very dili-
as had been done to them throughout the generations—killing, 1 tory.
gently circulated by the Arabs as part of their anti-Israel propaganda
burning and expulsion from the lands which they had betrayed 1
that has mounted into a worldwide anti-Semitic drive. -
and cheated." (ibid.)
Weizmann Institute
An expose of the manner in which this type of propaganda is
Abmad Baha Aldin, a leading Egyptian journalist and chief
resorted to by the Arabs was recently explained in a study that was
editor of the weekly "Al Musawar," in his book "Israiliyat" con- Works Trade With Brazil
conducted by General Yehoshaphat Harkabi of• Israel, one of the
tends:
"If the Nazis really slaughtered the Jews and Jews did
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outstanding Arabic scholars in the world today, on the basis of his
not slaughter Nazis, this is not because the Nazis are bad and change of scientists and profes-
study of hundreds of books and manuscripts in Arabia. In the course
the Jews good. It is simply that the Nazis were stronger and more sional publications,
of his expose, General Harkabi reveals the following facts and the
as well as for
numerous than the Jews. If one imagines the relations reversed,
sources whence he has gathered his data:
the mutual utilization of research
then the Zionists would have done the same to the Nazis."
In a book entitled "The Palestine Problem," published in
More "moderate" anti-Semitism, including the pronouncements facilities, have been approved by
1964 by the Jordanian ministry of education and culture and
of
Gamal
Abdel Nasser, focuses upon the claim that the Jews the Weizmann Institute of Science
intended for third-year secondary school reading, its author is
exaggerate the number of victims and, though members of other and two Brazilian bodies, the Na-
Dhukan al-Hindawi, present minister of education, seems to prove
nations were willed also, only the Jews trade on their dead.
tional Council of Research and the
that the Jews are not satisfied with the Land of Israel, but want
Anti-Semitism has its place in both the Islamic and Socialist Foundation for Scientific Research
to control the globe, in the light of -their claim to be the Chosen
brands of Arab ideology. At its most primitive, the religious litera- of the State of Sao Paulo.
People. The Protocols are described as decisions of secret meetings
ture acuses the Jews of having plotted to mislead and betray
of the First Zionist Congress, not dead letters, but being imple-
This was announced by the In-
Muhammad, with betrayal presented as a basic racial trait. While
mented all the time. The Jews, so the author argues, aspire to
the Jews are not specifically blamed for killing the Prophet, old stitute's director general, Prof,
run world finance, and thus to enslave governments; they are
tales of Jewish attempts on his life and efforts to poison him Amos de-Shalit,- on his return from
active in stock exchanges and there are many Jewish million-
are being revived. The more sophisticated publications consider Brazil, where he participated in
aires; they endeavor to control the press and thus to dominate
the Jews as hindering the expansion of Islam, as willed by God. the Latin American Conference of
and mislead public opinion; they instigate strife, revolutions and
wars; they are master-spies and the espionage rings of the world
On the secular level; Judaism, Zionism and the State of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The Rio conference, which
are in their hands. Jews are charged with frequenting and keeping
Israel are viewed as the embodiment of the twin evils of capital-
gambling-dens and places of entertainment as rendezvous for
ism and imperialism. Adib Dimitri in his article "The Jewish brought together heads of the
recruiting abandoned and depraved persons who can be suborned
Question and Scientific Socialism" ("Al Katib," Cairo 1964), basing Weizmann Institute, representa.
as agents. The Elders of Zion are cited as saying that "whenever
himself on Marx, claims that "the nationalism of the Jews is tives of numerous Jewish commu-
we find that world public opinion turns to truth, we must act to
the nationalism of the merchant and the financier . . . money is nities, scientists, educators and
divert it." Their motto is alleged to be "Power and hypocrisy
the God of the Jews." Not only is Zionism condemned as having government dignitaries, was de-
are the means by which one attains one's ends: we must not
colonized the land of the Arabs, but, in a paraphrase of Lenin, voted to fostering further scien-
be deterred from using bribery, deception and treachery—we
it is asserted that "Zionism is the Ultimate Stage of Imperialism" tific interchange between Israel
must advance unhesitatingly in plundering the property of others;"
(title of a volume by Fathi Ar-Ramlis, published in Egypt, 1957). and Latin America.
the book ends with a rousing call to the Arabs: "Many of the
The endeavor of the Jews to preserve a national existence is
The Weizmann Institute and
Instructions of the Elders of Zion have been implemented; but
considered counter-revolutionary, since only in total assimilation
two Brazilian institutions, the
can they be accepted by international society. The works of Lenin Butantan Institute and the Foun-
what remains is even worse. Therefore, wake up and rise, 0
Arabs!" One must not lose sight of the grim fact that the captive
and Stalin, in which they voice opposition to Jewish nationalism, dation for Scientific Research of
audience which al-Hindawi is addressing are high-school boys
have been extensively translated into Arabic.
Sao Paulo, are co-sponsors of a
and girls.
The struggle against Israel assumes global proportions as one 14-day Symposium - on Natural
This is but one instance of the resurrection of the Protocols
against the Jews—the source of strength of Israel. Arab embas- Products in Sao Paulo.
in Arab countries. Other examples include: a summary appended
sies are active in the preparation and dissemination of anti-Semitic
Lecturers include Dr. David
to the book "World Zionism" by Abbas Mahmud al-Akad (1956)
material, both directly and in league with local movements. Having Lavie, the Israel Matz Professor
which forms part of the official "Chosen for You" series, se-
at their disposal governmental and political means, the Arabs of Organic Chemistry at the Weiz-
lected and recommended to the public by the Egyptian govern- 1
can furnish private organizations with invaluable aid, including mann Institute of Science, expert
ment; quotations in an English-language propaganda booklet of
financial assistance, asylum, cover for subversive actions and in the chemistry of natural prod-
Egypt distributed to African States; and a book by Ajjaj Nuwayhid
support in official forums.
ucts. Such products, which' often
with long explanations attached to the Protocols. This particular
Arab anti-Semitism constitutes both the pioneer and mentor serve as the basis for traditional
effusion earned its author the personal and official congratulations
for the prevailing objective of anti-Semitism today: to complete remedies, have also proven use-
of the president of Iraq, and—this need occasion no surprise—
the circle of hatred of Jews and antagonism to Israel. The Arabs ful to modern physicians.
Ahmed Sukeiry bought a thousand copies of it.
pass from antagonism to Israel to hatred of the Jews. Anti-Semitism
In the course of his visit to
Another line of approach is to exhume the blood libel which
completes the circle in the opposite direction—from hatred of the Brazil, he will also lecture at in-
in the past provoked the most barbarous anti-Semitic outbreaks.
Jews to antagonism to Israel. Thus the inference is that, if Jews stitutions of higher learning in Rio
Abdullah el Tal, commander of Arab Jerusalem in the 1148 fight-
are contemptible, then their State is also to be held in contempt. de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.
ing and liaison officer between Israel and Jordan during the
It sounds unbelievable that our dear Semitic cousins should resort
On his way back, Prof. Lavie
armistice negotiations, writes in his book "The Danger of World
Jewry to Islam and Christianity" (Cairo 1964): "The God of the to such outrageous lies, that they should revive the ritual murder will stop off in London to attend
Jews is not content with animal sacrifices, but must be satisfied libel and dig up the crudest libels about the Talmud. But the facts the fifth International Symposium
with human sacrifices. Hence the Jewish practice of slaughtering are here. It is evident that what is happening in the Arab world today on the Chemistry of Natural Prod-
children and sucking their blood in order to mix it in the Pass- is that Arabs have become the banner bearers for anti-Semitism. Is ucts, where he will present a
over unleavened bread." In lurid detail, he describes how the it any wonder that peace in the Middle East has been postponed paper and chair one of the ses-
sions,.
victim is placed in a barrel, pierced by needles that make the for so long?
blood flow; "this," says el Tal, "causes a great deal of suffering,
which the Jews enjoy, believing that suffering purifies the blood."
In the preface to "Talmudist Human Sacrifices" (Cairo 1964),
published by the National Publishing Institute of the UAR, we
find this: "The (Jewish) sages, having no law but their desire l
and no rule but their lust, instructed that the other nations be ,
wronged, their children killed, their blood sucked and their
riches controlled."
Dr. Nelson Glueck, archaeologist,
Prof. Glueck bases much of his ology, flows out of the pages of
Though Islam itself has never accused the Jews of crucifying historian, theologian, links all of thesis on the Bible and empha- this work. While dealing with
the
Christ, Arab leaders were in the forefront of efforts to prevent his specialties into a single whole sizes that "The Bible is our chief Jordan the author has an oppor-
the Ecumenical Conference from adopting the resolution of in his magnificent description of literary source of information tunity, which he utilizes to the
exoneration. Private and official pressure was brought to bear the place the Jordan has in history about the early past of Israel and fullest extent, to develop the theme
on the Catholic Church, on the plea that what was involved was and the Bible. In "The River Jor- of peoples and cultures Israel about Jericho, the role of Rahab,
not a matter of religion but a Zionist plot. The Egyptian news- dan," published by McGraw-Hill, encountered." All these cultures Joshua ben-Nun's leadership,
the
paper "Al-Gumhuriyah," on Oct. 2, 1967, wrote: "At a time Dr. Nelson takes his readers on a
and the peoples who lived near fall of the walls of Jericho.
when there are suspicions that the Zionists were behind the murder journey along the river banks and the Jordan or whose history was
The kings who ruled in ancier
of Kennedy, world public opinion was surprised by the news of re-introduces them to the historical influenced by it—including Jesus
Israel, the scholars, the defeat
the tendency of Cardinals to free the Jews from the responsibility occurrences that made a rather and the early Christians -- are
ers of the land—many are intro
for crucifying Jesus . . . Those who read the Protocols of the small river play one of the very given full consideration in this
duced again and the stories of
Elders of Zion, with its first-hand information of their diabolical great roles in history.
fascinating book.
Hillel, Jesus and others who had
systems of infiltration, will not be astonished that Zionist influ-
This is not, of course, a travel-
In its fullest sense, Glueck's "The lived near the Jordan become
ence has penetrated even into such an important religious body ogue. It is an elaborate description River Jordan" actually emerges part of this great theme.
as the Ecumenical Council." Not content with asserting that the of the history of the peoples who as a history—of Israel and ancient
Then there is the splendidly ye-
"Jewish leaders forced the crucifixion of Jesus upon Pontius lived an the Jordan's banks. The Judaea. He is justified in calling evaluated account of the Herodian
Pilate" Mahmud Nana'ah, in his "Zionism in the Sixties, The theological sources are fully ex- it "a guidebook of antiquity" be- rulers. Their story, the chart trac-
Vatican and the Jews" (Cairo, 1964), claims that the whole Jewish plored and the archaeological find- cause so much of great importance ing the Herod family, the story
nation was responsible and that "the guilt must pass from genera- ings of the author, who has made related to ancient times is intro- briefly recorded of their activities
tion to generation, including the present one."
archaeology one of his major ac- duced in this splendidly illustrated —these and many other tales lend
hi the literature and press of the Arab countries, justification tivities, are enumerated and ex- and excellently narrated book.
emphasis to a valuable story about
plained to indicate the significance
The eminent author's great love, a river that emerges as an instruc-
2—Friday, June 14, 1968
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
of the area under description.
affected by his devotion to archae- tive historical narrative.
Glueck's 'The River Jordan': Historical
Aspects Linked With Biblical References