(This article is based on my book ‘Why Israel will not get Recognition?’ 200 pages, January 2008, Lahore Pakistan. For presentation here as an independent article, it has been updated accordingly. – Manzoor Ahmed Manzoor 236-04-2018, Lahore)

We go straightaway to the fundamentals. Therefore, whatever the basic ideas of Theodor Herzl (the founder of Zionism), according to my understanding, appear in his booklet or pamphlet ‘the Jewish State’ (1896), I have quoted all of them below. And they belong to Ch. 1, 2, 5 and 6 out of the total 6 chapters. They are numbered as 1(1), 7(2), for example, when within brackets being the chapter number. For subsequently quoting in the discussion, an oblique / sign has been added as for example 1(1) and 7(2) will become //1(1) and //7(2) respectively.

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Jewish question still exists. It would be foolish to deny it. It is a remnant of the Middle Ages, which civilized nations do not even yet seem able to shake off, try as they will. They certainly showed a generous desire to do so when they emancipated us. The Jewish question exists wherever Jews live in perceptible numbers. Where it does not exist, Jews carry it in the course of their migrations. We naturally move to those places where we are not persecuted, and there our presence produces persecution. This is the case in every country, and will remain so, even in those highly civilized – for instance, France – until the Jewish question finds a solution on a political basis. The unfortunate Jews are now carrying the seeds of Anti-Semitism into England; they have already introduced it into America. … /1(1)

We have honestly endeavored everywhere to merge ourselves in the social life of surrounding communities and to preserve the faith of our fathers. We are not permitted to do so. In vain are we loyal patriots, our loyalty in some places running to extremes; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow-citizens; in vain do we strive to increase the fame of our native land in science and art, or her wealth by trade and commerce. In countries where we have lived for centuries we are still cried down as strangers and often by those whose ancestors were not yet domiciled in the land where Jews had already had experience of suffering. The majority may decide which are the strangers; for this, as indeed every point which arises in the relations between nations, is a question of might. … In the world as it now is and for an indefinite period will probably remain, might precedes right. It is useless, therefore, for us to be loyal patriots, as were the Huguenots who were forced to emigrate. If we could only be left in peace. But I think we shall not be left in peace. /2(1)

Oppression and persecution cannot exterminate us. No nation on earth has survived such struggles and sufferings as we have gone through. … Those Jews who were advanced intellectually and materially entirely lost the feeling of belonging to their race. Wherever our political well-being has lasted for any length of time, we have assimilated with our

surroundings. I think this is not discreditable. Hence, the statesman who would wish to see a Jewish strain in his nation would have to provide for the duration of our political well-being

… /3(1)

For old prejudices against us still lie deep in the hearts of the people. He who would have proofs of this need only listen to the people where they speak with frankness and simplicity: proverb and fairy-tale are both Anti-Semitic. A nation is everywhere a great child, which can certainly be educated; but its education would, even in most favorable circumstances, occupy such a vast amount of time that we could, as already mentioned, remove our own difficulties by other means long before the process was accomplished. … /4(1)

But the distinctive nationality of Jews neither can, will, nor must be destroyed. It cannot be destroyed, because external enemies consolidate it. It will not be destroyed; this is shown during two thousand years of appalling suffering. It must not be destroyed, and that, as a descendant of numberless Jews who refused to despair, I am trying once more to prove in this pamphlet. Whole branches of Judaism may wither and fall, but the trunk will remain. … /5(1) No human being is wealthy or powerful enough to transplant a nation from one habitation to another. An idea alone can achieve that and this idea of a State may have the requisite power to do so. The Jews have dreamt this kingly dream all through the long nights of their history. “Next year in Jerusalem” is our old phrase. It is now a question of showing that the dream can be converted into a living reality. … /6(1)

Chapter 2: The Jewish Question

No one can deny the gravity of the situation of the Jews. Wherever they live in perceptible numbers, they are more or less persecuted. Their equality before the law, granted by statute, has become practically a dead letter. They are debarred from filling even moderately high positions, either in the army, or in any public or private capacity. And attempts are made to thrust them out of business also: “Don’t buy from Jews!” … Everything tends, in fact, to one and the same conclusion, which is clearly enunciated in that classic Berlin phrase: “Juden Raus” (Out with the Jews!). I shall now put the Question in the briefest possible form: Are we to “get out” now and where to? Or, may we yet remain? And, how long? … /7(2)

Causes of Anti-Semitism: At the same time, the equal rights of Jews before the law cannot be withdrawn where they have once been conceded. Not only because their withdrawal would be opposed to the spirit of our age, … Nothing effectual can really be done to our injury. In olden days our jewels were seized. How is our movable property to be got hold of now? It consists of printed papers which are locked up somewhere or other in the world, perhaps in the coffers of Christians. It is, of course, possible to get at shares and debentures in railways, banks and industrial undertakings of all descriptions by taxation, and where the progressive income-tax is in force all our movable property can eventually be laid hold of. But all these efforts cannot be directed against Jews alone. …/8(2)

Effects of Anti-Semitism: The oppression we endure does not improve us, for we are not a whit better than ordinary people. It is true that we do not love our enemies; but he alone who can conquer himself dare reproach us with that fault. Oppression naturally creates hostility against oppressors, and our hostility aggravates the pressure. It is impossible to escape from this eternal circle. … /9(2)

I referred previously to our “assimilation”. I do not for a moment wish to imply that I desire such an end. Our national character is too historically famous, and, in spite of every degradation, too fine to make its annihilation desirable. We might perhaps be able to merge ourselves entirely into surrounding races, if these were to leave us in peace for a period of two generations. But they will not leave us in peace. For a little period they manage to tolerate us, and then their hostility breaks out again and again. The world is provoked somehow by our prosperity, because it has for many centuries been accustomed to consider us as the most contemptible among the poverty-stricken. … /10(2)

We are one people – our enemies have made us one without our consent, as repeatedly happens in history. Distress binds us together, and, thus united, we suddenly discover our strength. Yes, we are strong enough to form a State, and, indeed, a model State. We possess all human and material resources necessary for the purpose. … /11(2)

The Plan: The whole plan is in its essence perfectly simple, as it must necessarily be if it is to come within the comprehension of all. Let the sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the globe large enough to satisfy the rightful requirements of a nation; the rest we shall manage for ourselves. The creation of a new State is neither ridiculous nor impossible. We have in our day witnessed the process in connection with nations which were not largely members of the middle class, but poorer, less educated, and consequently weaker than ourselves. … Should the Powers declare themselves willing to admit our sovereignty over a neutral piece of land, then the Society will enter into negotiations for the possession of this land. Here two territories come under consideration, Palestine and Argentine. … /12(2)

Palestine or Argentine: Palestine is our ever-memorable historic home. The very name of Palestine would attract our people with a force of marvelous potency. If His Majesty the Sultan were to give us Palestine, we could in return undertake to regulate the whole finances of Turkey. We should there form a portion of a rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism. We should as a neutral State remain in contact with all Europe, which would have to guarantee our existence. The sanctuaries of Christendom would be safeguarded by assigning to them an extra-territorial status such as is well-known to the law of nations. We should form a guard of honor about these sanctuaries, answering for the fulfillment of this duty with our existence. This guard of honor would be the great symbol of the solution of the Jewish question after eighteen centuries of Jewish suffering. /13(2)

Chapter 5: Society of Jews and Jewish State

We know and see for ourselves that States still continue to be created. Colonies secede from the mother country. Vassals fall away from their suzerain; newly opened territories are immediately formed into free States. It is true that the Jewish State is conceived as a peculiarly modern structure on unspecified territory. But a State is formed, not by pieces of land, but rather by a number of men united under sovereign rule. /14(5)

The people is the subjective, land the objective foundation of a State, and the subjective basis is the more important of the two. One sovereignty, for example, which has no objective basis at all, is perhaps the most respected one in the world. I refer to the sovereignty of the Pope. … Our first object is, as I said before, supremacy, assured to us by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements. … /15(5)

The Occupation of the Land: When nations wandered in historic times, they let chance carry them, draw them, fling them hither and thither, and like swarms of locusts they settled down indifferently anywhere. For in historic times the earth was not known to man. But this modern Jewish migration must proceed in accordance with scientific principles. … /16(5)

Everything must be systematically settled beforehand. I merely indicate this scheme: our keenest thinkers will combine in elaborating it. Every social and technical achievement of our age and of the more advanced age which will be reached before the slow execution of my plan is accomplished must be employed for this object. Every valuable invention which exists now, or lies in the future, must be used. By these means a country can be occupied and a State founded in a manner as yet unknown to history, and with possibilities of success such as never occurred before. … /17(5)

Chapter 6: Conclusion

It might further be said that we ought not to create new distinctions between people; we ought not to raise fresh barriers, we should rather make the old disappear. But men who think in this way are amiable visionaries; and the idea of a native land will still flourish when the dust of their bones will have vanished tracelessly in the winds. Universal brotherhood is not even a beautiful dream. Antagonism is essential to man’s greatest efforts. But the Jews, once settled in their own State, would probably have no more enemies. As for those who remain behind, since prosperity enfeebles and causes them to diminish, they would soon disappear altogether. I think the Jews will always have sufficient enemies, such as every nation has. But once fixed in their own land, it will no longer be possible for them to scatter all over the world. The diaspora cannot be reborn, unless the civilization of the whole earth should collapse; and such a consummation could be feared by none but foolish men. Our present civilization possesses weapons powerful enough for its self-defense. … /18(6)

Even in the most favorable circumstances, many years might elapse before the commencement of the foundation of the State. In the meantime, Jews in a thousand different places would suffer insults, mortifications, abuse, blows, depredation, and death. No; if we only begin to carry out the plans, Anti-Semitism would stop at once and for ever. For it is the conclusion of peace. …

/19(6)

And what glory awaits those who fight unselfishly for the cause! Therefore I believe that a wondrous generation of Jews will spring into existence. … Let me repeat once more my opening words: The Jews who wish for a State will have it. We shall live at last as free men on our own soil, and die peacefully in our own homes. The world will be freed by our liberty, enriched by our wealth, magnified by our greatness. And whatever we attempt there to accomplish for our own welfare, will react powerfully and beneficially for the good of humanity. /20(6)

We reach here at the end of quoting from ‘The Jewish State’.

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An Analysis of Jewish mind and Zionism

Jews had become ‘Kokroos’

“We should there form a portion of a rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism. We should as a neutral State remain in contact with all Europe, which would have to guarantee our existence”. //13(2)

Now, the leaders of Christian nations, in particular of Britain and America, have proved by their actions that they believe that Israel is “a rampart of Europe [and America] against Asia” and “an outpost of civilization [Christianity] as opposed to barbarism [the Muslim world]”. They have literally followed Herzl! This cannot be an accident. Apart from Judaism, this shows the role of Christianity in the creation of Israel and in guaranteeing its security subsequently. Is not Europe and America leading the Christian world today “to guarantee” the “existence” of Israel? Earlier, they even bought ‘peace’ for Israel from Egypt and Jordan. They tried to buy it [August/September 2006] in Lebanon. It is another matter; no seller was forthcoming there.

To me it is clear that the establishment of Israel and then supporting it consistently by the West is the last main reason of the downfall of the West, which has already begun. It has proved a sort of terminal cancer for them. But even at this late stage, they are not realizing. When the West itself had to begin de-colonization, what was the idea to create a fresh Jewish colony on a Muslim piece of land? Naturally religion played its part. Christianity, collectively, whether Communist or capitalist, committed a blunder of world proportions. And then onward, they consistently violated all principles of right behaviour, which remained the basis, even today, of whatever man has built on this earth so far to live together. If religious sensibilities of the most advanced nations of the world could be manipulated and used to promote such anti- civilization enterprises and for so long, discovering various steps of the mental processes which accomplished and supported this may make humanity wiser to prevent future conflicts.

“But the Jews, once settled in their own State, would probably have no more enemies. As for those who remain behind, since prosperity enfeebles and causes them to diminish, they would soon disappear altogether. I think the Jews will always have sufficient enemies, such as every nation has”. //18(6)

Look at Herzl’s predicament! “No more enemies” and at the same time “always … sufficient enemies”! Perhaps he knew that the proposed “Jewish State” having, again, enemies would be difficult to justify; but then the Jewish psyche could also not believe a state of affairs without enemies! Because, they were trained to have enemies for centuries. Surely the bad Jewish ‘flock’ made Herzl’s task difficult. So he took both positions, although contradictory, simultaneously!

“The world will be freed by our liberty, enriched by our wealth, magnified by our greatness. And whatever we attempt there to accomplish for our own welfare, will react powerfully and beneficially for the good of humanity”. //20(6) Yes, the world is witness of the contribution of Israel’s “liberty” and “wealth” to the “good of humanity” for the last 70 years or so.

It is understandable that, historically, those of the Jews who insisted more and more on “belonging to their race” //3(1), must have pursued the extremist racist line and thus continued to commit the grave mistake over the ages. Because for Jews the door could not have been completely closed and that too permanently to keep their identity and at the same time not let the nations they lived among become antagonistic toward them. That way, by permanently

closing doors for others, humanity could not have reached where it is today. Different communities making adjustments with each other have not been the exceptional but the normal practice in history. And there are examples of this in every culture. An example of this is, very near to me, of a community, not necessarily a race, here in South Asia – Sikhs in India. Maintaining their identity, they do not invite animosity anywhere in the world. They do not invite animosity even from the Muslims of Pakistani Punjab although fighting between them during 1947 resulted in bloodshed and the biggest ever migration in history. Therefore, is not it right to say that those who persistently cry “foul” must be the culprits?

If the Jewish complaint of “two thousand years of appalling suffering” //5(1), is true, the very complaint becomes a charge against them or in particular against those who had led them during those eras. Because they did not let the community melt in the surrounding humanity and/or failed to develop sustainable relationship with the Christian world. Instead they blamed Christians for the “suffering” and declared themselves innocent. This is not the way humanity anywhere is divided between right and wrong. And, therefore, this was not and is not the right way to live in the world.

“The Jewish question exists wherever Jews live in perceptible numbers. Where it does not exist, Jews carry it in the course of their migrations. … This is the case in every country, … The unfortunate Jews are now carrying the seeds of Anti-Semitism into England; they have already introduced it into America.” //1(1) Even after this confession, Herzl does not see the problem within the Jews but outside of them! That he was intellectually dishonest is obvious. This is seeing the world upside down, as I said above. That the Jews could say such things and act accordingly for so long indicates the weaknesses of nations where few can create mischief for millions and remain uncaught. And lately with such a state of mind they arrived in the Middle East! The result is for all to see!

Those who fail to act the right way very conveniently blame others. This was what Herzl was doing when he wrote: “We have honestly endeavored everywhere to merge ourselves in the social life of surrounding communities and to preserve the faith of our fathers. We are not permitted to do so.” //2(1) The lie is too obvious. Because that was not the way the world ever was. Nor it is like this now or ever will be in the future. The merging in the “surrounding communities” was always open, but they had become a hardened species. In fact, as he was preparing Jews for the adventure of the “Jewish State”, I believe, he was mobilizing opinion on the same grounds the Jews were reared for centuries by their leaders. No contributor to the human civilization, Herzl proved to be an instigator of the evil content of the Jews of the time by fabricating an ideology and showing them the destination of the “Promised Land” of Palestine where Muslim Arabs – the Palestinians – happened to live. It was height of absurdity on the part of Zionists to talk about “Bible” and the “Promised Land”, while snatching the land of Palestinians who were Muslims. Naturally they were talking to themselves. And that seems to be what they did in history – talking to themselves and not listening to others. The Zionists were really crazy.

This state of mind of the Jews had to result in opportunism. Because wherever you are, you believe you are someone else and others are not your own people. With such a state of mind, you cannot find a solution because, always, your one foot is inside and the other outside the door. Such opportunism led Jews towards Zionism. Reconsider what Herzl had to say: “In vain are we loyal patriots, our loyalty in some places running to extremes; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow-citizens; in vain do we strive to increase the fame of our native land in science and art, or her wealth by trade and commerce. In countries

where we have lived for centuries we are still cried down as strangers and often by those whose ancestors were not yet domiciled in the land where Jews had already had experience of suffering.” //2(1) Having this attitude even when, as according to Herzl himself, the Christian nations “certainly showed a generous desire” to “shake off” “remnant of the Middle Ages” “when they emancipated us”, //1(1) you can only bring catastrophe to yourself and others, nothing else – we have so much experience now. And do Zionists have time now to re-consider their position from the basics upwards? Certainly, for them now, the time is up. History does not wait indefinitely for anyone.

All communities and nations have defects. But if one person in a crowd of, say, one thousand persons finds himself to be different from the other 999, how can he expect safety if he antagonizes the crowd? That some of the 999 may commit excesses is quite possible. And if our lone person does not mend his ways and instead, due to such excesses, hardens himself further and in return invites ore retribution, the person is likely to become what we call in Punjabi language kokroo, a hardened grain in otherwise cooked and eatable daal – a South Asian cuisine. “The oppression we endure does not improve us, for we are not a whit better than ordinary people. … Oppression naturally creates hostility against oppressors, and our hostility aggravates the pressure. It is impossible to escape from this eternal circle.” //9(2)

No doubt, Jews, before setting their eyes on Palestine, had already become kokroos of the world – the world’s un-absorbables. The irony is that their very disqualification was about to be “rewarded” by the West. I believe nobody in the West could have, even remotely, realized the consequences.

The Low-Caste or ‘Kammis’

I believe a brief overview of the problem here is needed. But to repeat what is claimed to be history or interpretation of history and found in innumerable books cannot help, in particular when it originates from the Jewish-Zionist sources or is agreeable to them. They have made matters too contentious, especially since they deliberately infected Christian consciousness. But this infection cannot last indefinitely. Christianity has to stand with the world civilization to look back and see the historical process. And they will find Muslims already there because they are the victims.

Those who subvert civilization and those who build it belong to opposite camps. Builders build by instinct; therefore losses in the process are too high. Humanity needs a design, ever being perfected, to make its performance many times more productive than what it presently is. Presently, the initiative is with those who subvert while humanity – the builder – tries to reduce its losses. We have to seize the initiative from those who subvert and be on the offensive. The situation is not at all hopeless, as it has become possible for good people anywhere to connect on the global scale. History has already reached such a stage.

Success visible to everybody, even temporary, makes many converts. Zionism has a very long list of “successes” it displays to deceive the world. If you stay with me, you will find it is a mirage! Only we see it from one or the other side and one may be deceived by the outer shine and think the vessel must be full of good things. Go on top of it, you will find the vessel full of lies, deceptions, evil wishes, and contempt for others and what not – in short everything injurious to human society. Zionism is a mischief of very few in the vast ocean of human civilization. It cannot sustain.

Zionism’s successes are very intimately connected with the ‘First and Second World War’. I find the nomenclatures misleading. They should be renamed perhaps as the ‘First and Second European [or Christian] Great War(s)’. By calling them World Wars, the crimes of those who initiated them had been and are kept hidden. This misled humanity. Both wars originated from Europe. Both were basically European or Christianity’s wars, when European Christians fought against each other. Consequently some others were also sucked into them. The question is why they fought; let us say first, First World War?

As Lenin put it: “Nearly everybody admits that the present war is an imperialist war. … From 1876 to 1914, six ‘great’ powers”, England, Russia, France, Germany, Japan and the United States “grabbed 25 million sq. kilometers, i.e., an area two and a half times that of Europe! Six powers are enslaving over half a billion (521 million) inhabitants of colonies. … The peculiarity of the situation lies in that in this war the fate of the colonies is being decided by war on the Continent.”

And during such an era of occupation when Christian ruling classes of Europe were behaving like day-light robbers the world over, the Jews to whom Europeans-Christians for many centuries had been “accustomed to consider as the most contemptible among the poverty- stricken” //10(2) had attained prosperity and naturally influence. It may be comparable to a “Low-Caste” in Indian society or a “Kammi”of a Punjabi village becoming rich comparable or even more to the “High-Caste” or village “Chaudhrys” respectively. Although through their prosperity and influence, the Jews might have influenced policies to their advantage, but could not get political power itself. Due to their new status they must have envied the political power of the Christian rulers, which had spread across the globe. Although they were very certain and had very high opinion about themselves, their envy and desire for political power for obvious reasons could not have been fulfilled in Europe. To make this easily understandable in South Asia, especially for the peoples of Pakistan, we can say that the “Low-Caste” or the “Kammis” – the Jews – rightly thought that when their “High-Caste” or “Chaudhry” masters – European-Christian ruling classes – had occupations around the globe, they, if properly requested, would not refuse to help Jews in getting a small piece of land – Palestine. I believe this is a safe and reasonable interpretation of the events that led to the birth of political Zionism and the project of the “Jewish State” in Palestine. Because for Herzl, other requirements seemed to be in place, so, he became the “entrepreneur” of a project, which looked feasible: “We know and see for ourselves that States still continue to be created. Colonies secede from the mother country. Vassals fall away from their suzerain; newly opened territories are immediately formed into free States. It is true that the Jewish State is conceived as a peculiarly modern structure on unspecified territory. But a State is formed, not by pieces of land, but rather by a number of men united under sovereign rule.” //14(5) … “If His Majesty the Sultan were to give us Palestine, we could in return undertake to regulate the whole finances of Turkey.” //13(2) … “Yes, we are strong enough to form a State, and, indeed, a model State. We possess all human and material resources necessary for the purpose.” … //11(2) To understand this, it can be stated that the ‘Kammis’ having been impressed by the ‘culture of their masters’ – Colonialism – passionately desired to practice it themselves. Hence the ‘wisdom’ of Herzl states that a “State is formed, not by pieces of land”//14 (5) but, obviously he wanted to say, by occupying others’ land. Naturally this would result into a fight with the people whose land Herzl’s followers would occupy. But there is the readily available wise counsel from the great visionary: “Universal brotherhood is not even a beautiful dream. Antagonism is essential to man’s greatest efforts”. //18 (6)

But did any great man who contributed to Civilization ever think like that? So, it is too obvious that when Jews return to Civilization, which they have to ultimately, they would have already abandoned Herzl. ■