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The Christian World Should Beware of Atheist Zionism For more than 50 years, the aggressive, exploitive and racist Zionist ideology has caused bloodshed in the Middle East. However, especially in the West, the real meaning of Zionism is not understood and its real plan is unknown. As a result of misinformation, most people in the West think that Zionism is a harmless ideology, whose purpose is to establish an independent homeland for the Jews, for this reason, many Westerners feel some sympathy for it. However, this is not the reality of the situation. It is true that Zionism intends to establish a homeland for Jews and it is towards this purpose that Zionists struggle. But this struggle has been perhaps one of the most merciless, cruel and unjust struggles in history. Zionism developed in the 19th century with the purpose of establishing a land for Jews, and for this purpose they chose the land of Palestine which they regarded as holy. To this point it was a legitimate goal but over time it became a project of ethnic cleansing and merciless colonization as it ignored the Muslim Arab people living in Palestine. The slogan often used by Zionists at that time, "a land without people for a people without a land", was propaganda with no basis in reality because at that time, neither the Jews were without a land nor the Palestinian land without people. The migration of Zionists into Palestine was the beginning of chaos in the Middle East. Instead of living together with the people of the area, the newly arrived Zionists removed them from their homes and drove them from their land. The Zionist goal of establishing a homeland for themselves resulted in millions of people being without a homeland. However, in the political circumstances of the time, this fact was ignored and still today in many quarters it is still disregarded. Treating history as if it had never happened will not bring a lasting peace to the Middle East; this is clear. Surely it is everyone's desire that the Middle East may become a secure land in which Jews, Muslims and Christians can live together in peace. Before this can happen, all sides must put aside their prejudices, use their common sense, and work together in good conscience towards a bright future. For this reason, the Christian world has an important part to play in this cooperation. It is very important to understand Zionism correctly and to be wary of this irreligious ideology. Zionism is an Irreligious Ideology The most serious error made by certain circles in the Christian world that feel sympathy for Zionism is thinking that this ideology is based on a religious foundation. But Zionism was a completely irreligious ideology in the minds of its founders and it continues to be so today in the ideas it promotes. It took over the racism of the Talmud and the "changing of history" project from the Kabala and reinterpreted them, again in an irreligious way, for their purposes. The identity of the founders of this movement is very enlightening in this regard. First of all, it is known that the founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, did not have a religious consciousness. And the leader of the movement after Herzl, Max Nordau, openly proclaimed that he was an atheist. The basic intention of the founders of the ideology and those that followed them was to protect the purity of the Jewish race. Max Nordau responded to the criticism that Zionism was not a religion but a racist ideology by saying that he was of the same view as his critics.1 Indeed, the ideas that influenced founders of Zionism like Herzl and Nordau and the generations that followed them were from 19th century European anti-religious ideology. One of the clearest examples of this is Zeev Jabotinsky, known as the founder of right-wing Zionism. He admired Hitler and Mussolini and wanted to establish a Jewish version of the racist ideology of these fascist dictators. Lenni Brenner, an expert on the history of Zionism, writes of Jabotinsky :
Jabotinsky's views formed the basis of the Herut Party when the Israeli state was founded. In time, Herut joined with other small parties and became the Likud Party. Radical, hard-line politicians such as Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon were all leaders of Likud. In other words, the ideas of Ariel Sharon, the prime minister of Israel fanning the flames of violence by his intransigent policies at the beginning of the 21st century, stretch back to the Social Darwinism of Jabotinsky. This Social Darwinist Zionism has been and it still today the starting point for Israel's crimes against humanity. The most important aspect of the matter is, however, Zionism uses religious language even though its source lies in Social Darwinism, a totally secular and anti-religious ideology. Likud, and even more radical Israeli parties use Jewish religious ideas and quotes from the Torah to justify their cruel aims such as annexing all the Palestinian land, slaughtering the Palestinians or driving them out, and even invading other Arab countries. But this is a great error. Judaism, like Islam and Christianity, is a divine religion and does not permit the unjust use of force. Jewish religion is based on the holy Commandments sent down to the Children of Israel through Moses, and these Commandments even though they underwent some alteration in the course of history generally enjoin justice, mercy and peace. The attempt of radical Zionism a Social Darwinist ideology to find support for itself in the Torah is similar to the hypocrisy of fascists like Mussolini and Franco trying to use the Catholic Church to support their ideology. This fact caused religious Jews to seriously criticize Zionism right from the start. One of these, a Lubavich rabbi by the name of Sholem Dov Ber Schneersohn, said even before the state of Israel came into being, that Zionism was a deviation from Judaism:
Rabbi Schneersohn's criticism of Zionism turned out to be true. Despite the fact that Zionists use Jewish religious concepts, their project is totally irreligious. Today, Zionism continues to use religious concepts for nationalist goals. This fact is being pointed out and seriously criticized by many religious Jews. The Responsibility of the Christian World The support received by Zionism from some Western states when it first appeared continues today to a great extent. Besides the effects of false information generated within the course of this movement, there is also the important influence of the Masonic organization that shares common values with Zionism. Like Zionism, Masonry is also anti-religious; it undertakes its activities in order to hide the violence and cruelty of this ideology and to show that the Jews are engaged in a legitimate struggle. And these activities are very successful. In America especially the effect of these activities is strongly felt. The most important part of these efforts is to misinform the public through the media and often to give no information at all. Most people generally do not hear about what is happening to innocent people subjected to Israel's aggression, but about "the small nation of Israel struggling to survive surrounded by enemies on all sides". Most often the Western public has no knowledge of civilian houses being burned and pulled down by the Israeli army, children being murdered on the way to school, sick people not allowed to go to the hospital and young people subjected to torture. Because of the influence of the Israeli lobby and their supporters in the media, the public receives information only on the condition of Israel. And this information generally does not ring true. The image of Israel as an island in the middle of a sea of enemies is actually one often exploited by Zionists to get people to ignore their invasions and massacres. Today, many Jewish scholars are uncovering the lies in this groundless story and stress that Israel is not in the difficult situation it is thought to be in. Influenced by this false suggestion it may be natural that there may be some unconscious sympathy for Zionists in America and other places. But sincere Christians must escape the influence of some preconceived ideas and of this false propaganda directed towards them, and approach the matter with justice and common sense. The terror caused by Zionism in the Middle East is something that cannot be accepted by anyone with a conscience. In order to end the merciless war for which Zionist oppression is responsible, the support for this movement in the West must be cut off. Until this happens, Zionism will be unafraid to continue its massacres and invasions. No matter what their belief, responsibility for the thousands of people who are killed, the children who are maimed, the towns and villages that are destroyed must be undertaken by everyone who has a conscience. It must not be forgotten that Zionism is far removed from religious moral values such as compassion, mercy and understanding. Moreover, it does not regard Christians as friends but as "goyim" a disparaging term for non-Jews. Their hostility towards Jesus is evident. Therefore, it is a serious error for Christians to regard Zionism as an ally. Zionists will not be content with the invasions they have done so far of other territories or with the lives they have destroyed; they will always want to go farther. If the Christian world today closes its eyes to the violence of Zionism, how can it be sure that the same violence will not be directed at themselves in the future If the aggression of Zionism is not curbed now, it may become much more difficult to control in the future. Indeed, the recent attacks by Zionists against Christian churches and sanctuaries are good examples that show that Zionists are engaged in a lawless and merciless war. The destruction of holy places and the murder of clergy is not normal in any war. A chemistry professor by the name of Israel Shahak, a native of Poland who had lived in Israel for 40 years, died in 2001. In his book entitled Jewish History, Jewish Religion and the Weight of Three Thousand Years he wrote about the great element of danger that Zionism held for all the peoples of the world:
If there is no resistance, Zionist ideology will not limit its violence to within its present borders; it will want to drag all its neighboring countries from the Nile to the Euphrates an area it regards as holy into this dark pit. The stage after it becomes dominant in the region, is world rule. If such an irreligious, racist, Social Darwinist and aggressive ideology becomes dominant in the world, it is clear that happiness, peace and security will be no more. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that the Christian world takes account of these facts and adopts an anti-Zionist attitude. Sincere Christians must remember that Jesus commanded them to be representatives of peace in the world: "Blessed are the peacemakers." (Matthew 5:9) Under the present circumstances, an important condition for the ensuring of peace in the world is the stopping of Zionist aggression. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lenni Brenner, In the Age of
Dictators, http://www.marxists.de/middleast/brenner/ch02.htm#n3
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