Holocaust Lessons by Avraham Feld with Brit-Am Commentary.
Fascinating Facts by Avraham Feld (AF).
Some fascinating facts that dispel radical, Arab myth and fiction: first and foremost, in the minds and hearts of all parties of good faith, is the following: Hamas and its accomplices must first formally erase the clauses in their Charter that demand the destruction of Israel, Jews and Judaism. How can anything be discussed with entities that call for your annihilation?
Brit-Am. True. Hamas exists in order to destroy Israel. That is also the main reason it enjoys worldwide support and sympathy.
From 1919 to 1948, there were countries and groups causing the absolute pillage, pogroms and destruction of the Jewish world. Even essentially good countries that were temporarily controlled by haters of Israel were complicit in genocide. FDR, the US President, presided over a system that denied Jews, entrance to the US during the Holocaust. British leadership brought eternal shame upon their noble country when they closed immigration to Israel in WWII. Both of the above actions contributed to the genocide perpetrated against the Jewish people.
Brit-Am. Partly True and Partly Not.
# Between the Nazi rise to power in 1933 and Nazi Germany's surrender in 1945, more than 340,000 Jews emigrated from Germany and Austria. Tragically, nearly 100,000 of them found refuge in countries subsequently conquered by Germany. #
# The US government issued far fewer immigration visas than it could have between 1933 and 1945. Yet, more refugees fleeing Nazism entered the United States than any other nation in the world. #
Approximately 125,000 Germans, most of them Jewish, immigrated to the United States between 1933 and 1945.
Other Jewish refugees reached the USA from elsewhere in Europe.
15% of FDR's appointees were Jewish, including top positions such as Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr.
On the other hand:
#... it has been estimated that 190,000-200,000 Jews could have been saved during the Second World War had it not been for bureaucratic obstacles to immigration deliberately created by Breckinridge Long and others. ..#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States
This estimae has been contested.
Nevertheless,
By the time the United States entered World War II, it had admitted more refugees from Nazism than any other country in the world.
The USA intervened in Turkey alleviating discrimination against Jews and possibly saving the Jews of Turkey altogether.
The USA helped save some of the Jews in Hungary and elsewhere. Allied armies liberated the Killing Camps and did what they could to revive the occupants.
The Allies fought for themselves but many of them also had saving the Jews in mind.
The British did not stop immigration to Palestine. They put a quota on it, The quota was not reached. More than 10,000 additional Jews could have come in.
# Over 60,000 German Jews immigrated to Palestine during the 1930s...#
More than 100,000 Jews from Europe altogether moved to Palestine..
- Stephen Tempest in an answer on Quora said that:
- Britain and its Empire accepted 100,000 Jewish refugees.
- The United States accepted 95,000 Jewish refugees.
- All the other countries in the world accepted 204,000 Jewish refugees between them.
In 1939 445,000 Jews in Palestine.
In 1945 553,000 Jews in Palestine.
In 1948 630, 000 Jews in Palestine.
The British and Americans may be cricized for not having done enough but we also need to appreciate what they did do.
# The Second World War and the Holocaust started shortly thereafter and once the 15,000 annual quota was exceeded, Jews fleeing Nazi persecution were interned in detention camps or deported to places such as Mauritius. #
# After the war, 250,000 Jewish refugees were stranded in displaced persons (DP) camps in Europe. Despite the pressure of world opinion, in particular the repeated requests of the U.S. President, Harry S. Truman, and the recommendations of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry that 100,000 Jews be immediately granted entry to Palestine, the British maintained the ban on immigration. #
During WW2 the British had intervened in Spain on behalf of the Jews.
The British Public would not countenance any compromise with Hitler due to the way he treated the Jews.
"There were about 70,000 Jewish refugees who were accepted into Britain by the start of the War on 1 September 1939, and an additional 10,000 people who made it to Britain during the war. " Many Jews also found refuge in places like Australia and British Possessions overseas. Most of the Jews who reached the USA did so via Britain.
The Secular Zionists in Palestine discriminated against Hareidi applicants for aliyah even though allocations were available.
BA. After the increased publication and distribution of the forgery "Protocols of Zion," the Russian Revolution, and the death of the Czar the whole of Europe had been in a ferment riding on a growing wave of anti-Jewish propaganda. It permeated everything. A consensus among Jew-haters existed that all the Jews should be exterminated. This later became more focused in Germany and Austria but it existed nearly everywhere. An approaching Holocaust was in the air of Eastern and Central Europe. Zionist activists such as Jabotinski, and Weissman, and others spoke of this. Uri Zvi Greenberg wrote poems about it. A senseless lust-filled hatred of Jews polluted other nations and personages everywhere.
AF. An example of another myth that will bite the dust is the story of the Swiss banking system during WWII. If not for these 'banksters,' the German war machine could not have functioned. Germany needed the Swiss banks to launder their blood money and their hundreds and millions of dollars, worth of the plundered spoils of war. Therefore, to call Switzerland neutral, is to give fuel to one of the biggest lies of the 20th century. Consequently, the Swiss and many other countries were guilty of financing genocide.
BA. Switzerland is a neutral country divied into French, German, and Italian-speaking sections. The German-speakers predominate. In some ways their mentality is similar to that of the Germans. There are many anti-semites in Switzerland. Some of the leading German Nazis were actually born in Switzerland. Hilter wanted to invade Switzerland. The Germans intended to do so if and when they could. The Swiss were aware of this and did what they could to stave it off. This included being of use to Germany. There may have been little else they could do. At that time Switzerland had only 4 million people, about the same as Denmark, as compared to 86 million for Germany and Austria. Despite this, Swiss citizens prepared themsleves to fight if necessary. At its highest point, 850,000 soldiers were mobilized. About 33 Swiss spies for Germany were put to death and 100s prosecuted. The climate was anti-German. In different ways a marked preference for the Allied cause was emphasized.
# During World War II (WWII), approximately 300,000 people crossed the border into Switzerland from Nazi-occupied countries. Of the refugees, around 30,000 were Jews. An estimated 24,500 mainly Jewish civilians, however, were turned away. #
The Germans had first began stamping the passports of Jews with a "J" its was believed at the request of the Swiss. It has sicne been claimed, and accepted, that this was a German initiative. During and after WW2 Swiss banks also misappropriated the deposits of Jews outside of Switzerland. C laimants would be refused their money even iafter proving their claim. Financial institutions elsewhere in the world in some cases did the same.
BA. On the other hand Swiss heroes such as Carl Lutz also existed. Lutz, a Swiss diplomate, in Hungary is credited with saving the lives of 60,000 Jews including 10,000 children.
See Also:
Switzerland During WW2.
The Swiss - A Cheese with too Many Holes in it?
https://hebrewnations.com/articles/tribelist/issachar/swiss.html
(AF) The Nuremberg trials found its number one criminal (Eichmann) guilty of 15 crimes of genocide. If we were to haul Hamas and its accomplices into court today, along with all the countries that identify with them, they too, would be convicted of many counts of genocide. It's extremely crucial that various groups and governments bring Hamas to justice in the court system. The Haj Mufti Husseini convinced Hitler in 1941 to change the policy of exiling Jews, to a policy of exterminating Jews.
BA. I do not know what this report is based upon. PM Benjamin Netanyahu also recently mentioned it. The Mufti, leader of the Muslims in Palestine, had always wanted to kill all the Jews. He may have expressed this to Hitler. Neverthless, not only Hitler but very many Germans and other Europeans had been plotting to exterminate the Jews since before World War-1. The Kaiser had spoken of the need, in his eyes, for it.
(AF) Present-day terror organizations, especially Fatah and the Palestinian Authority, claim the mufti as their physical and spiritual father. The countries that do not recognise the genocide are actually supporting terrorism. Now is the time for people to step up and take appropriate legal action against radical Islam and its hate. Those against Israel are merely extensions of Nazi Germany's policies and actions. The truth springs forth from the earth,' Psalm 85:11. The earth that swallowed millions of murdered Jews and the heavens also gave witness, to the millions that were turned into ash and blew up into the heavenlies.
Muslim radicals believe that a big part of the tunnels will be turned into gas chambers and crematoria for the Israelis.
Worldwide media and the courtroom in the Hague pretend that the terrorism and barbarianism of October 7 only showed on that very day. Yet, historically, Israel has endured slaughters and continual attacks throughout its entire history. The Arab fanatics planned to attack the Jews specifically on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) in 1973. Likewise, the attack on October 7 was planned and strategic, occurring on another major Jewish holiday. A moment of digression: Simchat Torah (rejoicing in the Torah) celebrates the conclusion of reading the Torah. We immediately begin to start another cycle of reading the entire Torah, from the beginning. All other religions-Islam, Christianity, Bahai, and numerous other groups all believe in the five books of Moses, the Torah, that we celebrate on Simchat Torah. So they should be celebrating with us, not murdering us. The holiday also included Shemini Atzeret, which celebrates getting close to G-d. The radicalized Islamist, instead of understanding what unites us is more important than what divides us, chose murder and mayhem. On October 7, they destroyed holy books, Torah scrolls and Bibles. Mainstream media throughout the world needs to receive this information and Hamas be prosecuted for genocide in worldwide courts. Ordinary people can choose to stand on the right side of history, here and now, by contacting their government representatives, getting the ball rolling ,in bringing Hamas to justice in international courts. After decades of trying to destroy Israel by force, in combat and acts of terrorism, Israel's detractors have now resorted to casting doubts about its fundamental legitimacy. Sadly, the spurious arguments by these delegitimizers have managed to gain some traction. This malicious work to disparage Israel is aimed to bring about its total destruction. The State of Israel and its people are resilient and will survive. Such absurd aspersions must not go unanswered. There is nothing more legitimate than the Jewish peoples' right to its homeland. Its historical claim dates back to biblical times through the present day. It has been affirmed many times over the last century. For example, this includes Balfour Declaration-1917, President Wilson's 14 Points-January 1918, Paris Conference-League of Nations-January 1919, the San Remo Convention-April 1920, Franco-British Boundary Convention-December 1920, Mandate for Palestine-July 1922, Trans-Jordan carved out of Palestine-September 1923, Anglo American ConventionDecember 1924, United Nations-1947. These facts dispel much myth and should be brought to the attention of all those who mistakenly question the Jewish peoples' return to their ancestral return to their homeland (Moshe Ya'lon, former Vice Premier and Minister of Strategic Affairs).
Israel, in its search for peace, has made numerous concessions. Remember the Soviet Union invented the underdog of 'Palestinian refugees.' They fabricated an elaborate web of myths which are now embraced by large sections of the media, academia, and NGOs. These myths were primarily intended to delegitimize the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel and to demonise the nation-state of the Jewish people, with the hope of destroying it.
Due to many years of Soviet-generated Palestinian propaganda, the image of Israel has been damaged. The power of myths cannot be ignored. However, myths/lies which so brazenly defy proven facts, will not survive the test of time ("The Jewish Peoples' Rights to the Land of Israel," Solomon Ben Zimra, Canadians for Israel's Legal Rights CILR). The tremendous power of Arab petro-dollars and oil itself, succeeded in promoting the Soviet agenda to western countries, including the US. Until approximately 1964, whenever someone said "Palestinian," it meant only one thing, the Jews returning to their ancient homeland. Spokesmen for the Arab population vehemently rejected the Jewish-Roman designation ''Palestine." The spokesmen insisted time after time, that their identity can only be expressed in the words "Arab Muslim." The Jews were known as Palestinians, a name given by the Romans, to humiliate them. Arab spokesmen pointed out they viewed the entire territory of Palestine-Israel as merely southern Syria, greater Amman (Jordan) or greater Egypt (during the time of the Peel Commission in 1936).
The Arab Muslims were perfectly happy to live under the Sunni, Ottoman Turk Empire. With the fall of the Turk Empire, the British and French created 23 Arab, Muslim states. The Jews were supposed to get, according to all international agreements, 1% of the entire Turk Empire, which is the small territory called British Mandate Palestine. However, 80% was given over to other Arabs for a Hashemite-Palestinian Kingdom of Jordan State.
Recently, Israel surrendered the Gaza strip to the surrounding Arabs. The State of Israel destroyed a wonderful, prosperous, Jewish Community, expelling every single Jew. The Israeli government had to dig up all the Jewish bodies in the cemeteries, so the Arabs would not desecrate what was left of their bodies. Arabs however, desecrated the synagogues that were left. The bottom line is that not a single Jew, dead or alive, was left in Gaza. Another myth is about to be debunked. People scream that Israel is occupying Gaza. But how can that be possible when all Israelis were forcibly ejected in the 2005 expulsion of Gaza (Gush Katif)? Therefore, there was not a single Israeli-alive or dead in the Gaza strip. Gaza has sea access and land access to their Sunni brothers in Egypt. Only one thing of interference existed-that radical jihadists were not allowed to have access to heavy weapons, just like Germany since WWII is not allowed weapons without US approval. If the Arabs had wanted to, with all the many billions of dollars poured into the Gaza Strip, they could have become the Singapore/Hong Kong of the Middle East. And if so, every single Israeli, right or left wing, religious or secular, would shower blessings upon them, in the hopes of peace and mutual respect
We're going to backtrack and connect the dots. The mandate for the Palestine of the League of Nations states:
"Whereas recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for re-constituting their national home in that country." (Hurewitz, J.C. "The Middle East and North Africa in World Politics-a Documentary Record, 1914-1945," Yale University Press, 1979, pp. 305- 309.) The British Mandate for Palestine and the Balfour Declaration did not create Jewish, historical rights, but rather, recognised a pre-existing right. (Gold, Dore- The Historical Significance of the Balfour Declaration, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 2017). As per N.V. Menachem, in his analytical study of antisemitism called Perfidious Albion, said, "Note the use of the term reconstituting and not formation. This was universally recognised as restitution of what had been illicitly taken by force. Thus recognising that the Jewish people were the original and indigenous people of the Land of Israel, as a historical connection and not a newly granted aspiration. Nor was this a right granted by the League of Nations but recognition of an existing right. Formal recognition of the State of Israel as the Jewish national home became binding, international law in 1920- not in 1947 or 1948. The San Remo Conference Resolution was included as part of the Treaty of Sevres -August 1920, and adopted and signed unanimously by all 51 League of Nations countries. The myth of a Palestinian people is debunked by Joan Peters in From Time Immemorial. Is the world so naive or illiterate that they can't figure out that Jews come from Judea and Arabs from Arabia? (The Jewish Peoples Right to the Land of Israel, CILR).