CAN YOU BELIEVE.....
This article was written 34 years ago!!! Some truths never change.
Eric Hoffer was a Non-Jewish American social philosopher. He was born in 1902
and died in 1983, after writing nine books and winning the Presidential Medal
of Freedom. His first book, The True Believer, published in 1951, was widely recognized as a classic.
LA Times 5/26/68
The Jews are a peculiar people: things permitted to other nations are
forbidden to the Jews. Other nations drive out thousands, even millions
of
people and there is no refugee problem. Russia did it, Poland and
Czechoslovakia did it, Turkey threw out a million Greeks, and Algeria
a
million Frenchman. Indonesia threw out heaven k! nows how many Chinese-and
no
one says a word about refugees.
But in the case of Israel the displaced Arabs have become eternal refugees.
Everyone insists that Israel must take back every single Arab. Arnold
Toynbee calls the displacement of the Arabs an atrocity greater than
any
committed by the Nazis.
Other nations when victorious on the battlefield dictate peace terms.
But
when Israel is victorious it must sue for peace. Everyone expects the
Jews
to be the only real Christians in this world.
Other nations when they are defeated survive and recover but should
Israel
be
defeated it would be destroyed. Had Nasser triumphed last June he would
have
wiped Israel off the map, and no one would have lifted a finger to
save the
Jews. No commitment to the Jews by any government, including ou! r
own, is
worth the paper it is written on.
There is a cry of outrage all over the world when people die in Vietnam
or
when two Negroes are executed in Rhodesia. But when Hitler slaughtered
Jews
no one remonstrated with him. The Swedes, who are ready to break off
diplomatic relations with America because of what we do in Vietnam,
did not
let out a peep when Hitler was slaughtering Jews. They sent Hitler
choice
iron ore, and ball bearings, and serviced his troop trains to Norway.
The Jews are alone in the world. If Israel survives, it will be solely
because of Jewish efforts. And Jewish resources. Yet at this moment
Israel
is our only reliable and unconditional ally. We can rely more on Israel
than
Israel can rely on us. And one has only to imagine what would have
happened
last summer had the Arabs and their Russian backers won the war, to
realize
how vi! tal the survival of Israel is to America and the West in general.
I have a premonition that will not leave me; as it goes with Israel
so will
it go with all of us. Should Israel perish the holocaust will be upon
us.
Eric Hoffer 1968 June
Russian versia
An introduction to MAOF
Haim Goldman
Haim Goldman
Dear Friends,
Would you believe that the undersigned has anything in common with
-- Professor Victor Davis Hanson (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University),
-- Dr Charles Krauthammer, (Washington Post, Time, The Weekly Standard),
-- Caroline Glick (Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post),
-- Jonathan Tobin (Executive Editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent).
Amazingly, the editors of the MAOF website decided that the missives of the undersigned are worthy of translation and posting along the articles written by these distinguished authors.
The first letter was published without the consent of the undersigned.
However, after thorough examination of the laudable attitude of MAOF and of the excellent contents of the website, the undersigned had most graciously granted his permission for publication of his missives in both English and Russian.
“Analytical Group MAOF” [1] is an organisation founded about ten years ago by Russian-speaking Jewish intellectuals. The attitude of MAOF is definitely pro-Zionist -- unambiguously and unapologetically.
One of MAOF’s primary purposes is providing information and analysis about Middle-Eastern and world affairs as well as about Israel’s history, values and dilemmas. In addition to extensive publication activity in various media, MAOF also organises excursions and seminars. While the vast majority of the contents of the MAOF website is in Russian, texts originally written in English are provided in the original [2] as well as in Russian.
There are arguably about 250 millions of Russian-speakers worldwide and many of them do not read English. The indisputable motivation for the author’s permission was to grant those millions of disadvantaged people the grand benefit of reading the author’s ruminations. If the author is ever maliciously accused that his tacit motivation for authorising the publication was his craving to be listed along with the above-mentioned distinguished writers, his plea will definitely be “nolo contendere”.
The editors of MAOF expressed their gratitude by granting the undersigned a privilege that no other author got – the opportunity to review and correct the Russian translation before publication. The original letters of the undersigned are at [3] and their Russian version is at [4]. At of today, only two letters are posted but several other letters are pending translation.
You are kindly ENCOURAGED TO RECOMMEND the MAOF website to your friends and colleagues worldwide, particularly those who speak Russian. Those who do not enjoy the benefit of proficiency in the exquisite Russian language can find many thought-provoking and inspiring articles about Middle-Eastern and world affairs in the English section [2].
Sincerely,
Haim Goldman
28.10.2006
REFERENCES:
[1] http://maof.rjews.net
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[4] authorg.php3? id=2166&type=a