2007-01-03-Iran-Jewish history |
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jewishsightseeing.com, January 3, 2007 |
By Ira Sharkansky
JERUSALEM—More Iranian madness. What follows are
excerpts from an interview with a presidential advisor, appointed to
be secretary-general of the World Foundation for Holocaust Studies.
If you want more, it is available at http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD140807
There is a serious argument that Hitler did have
Jewish ancestry, but it does not hinge on his mother. (Those
concerned about this might start at http://www.lloydthomas.org/1-IsraelTimeLine/7-1930-1999/hitler.html.)
I am not aware that Lenin, Stalin, Hitler's lovers and his personal
doctor as well as the people who brought him to power and remained
as his associates were also Jews. We do accept credit for Jesus, and
somewhat diluted credit (due to family conversions to Christianity)
for Marx and Disraeli. Who really knows about Christopher Columbus?
We contest responsibility for bringing down the Twin
Towers, despite views held by many people in Pakistan and other
Muslim places.
Perhaps it is only the Iranian establishment that is
not Jewish. But I wonder. There has been a substantial Jewish
population in Persia since ancient times. There are hints in the
Book of Esther of Jewish blood at high places, and who knows all the
facts about Cyrus, the Persian leader credited with allowing the
Jews exiled to Babylon to return home. Could we call him "The
First Zionist?" "Righteous Gentile" would only be
appropriate if we were sure that he had none of that Chosen blood.
Is this nonsense good for the Jews? On the one hand,
it suggests the intellectual weakness of those who hate us. On the
other hand, if they are bright enough to produce atomic weapons, we
have reason for worry. Can we believe those who say that their
nuclear program is peaceful when they also say that Hitler and his
minions were Jews?
Despite all the claims noted above, there are not
enough of us in key places to assure our future. Iran seems more
populated by the descendants of Haman than of Mordecai. The Jews
said to dominate the Bush administration wasted their power on
the wrong war, and may have created the setting where Israel is due
for punishment.
Is there anyone out there who can help us?
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