Isreal is a Nazi, Pedaphile, and Texan State. Really?...

I travelled with my friend, Dani from Barcelona a couple of weeks ago to Jordan for a few days. Great trip in a really beautiful country with kind people. On our first day, we met a Canadian intellectual rapper Named Professor D (www.dopepoets.com) that was travelling around the Middle East doing shows and financing it by CD sales. He was a bright, creative, articulate liberal intellectual coming from the far left spectrum. My kind of guy. With his dreadlocks past his tuches, he is headed to Northwestern on a fellowship for his PHD. We shared world visions and, like our brother leftists, dared to dream of peace and tolerance and misdirections of today’s governments of the world. It was refreshing after staying so long in a bee-bopping city such as Tel Aviv that is more focused on fun than spirituality or social structures. D had concerts in Nablus, Jenin, and Nazareth, and was into diving away from tourist spots into the street cultures. It reminded me of my South American backpacking adventures. I really bonded with him though we bored Dani to death in our excited discussions and shared insights. He is a rapper and, as I am no hip hop fan, he moved me with his surprising talent as he stood on several former Roman theatres and rapped freestyle while his travel buddy played the beat box with his hands over his mouth. It sounded amazing in that ancient environment.
We separated ways at the end of the day but I happened to run into him in Tel Aviv after my Hebrew class the other day while I was eating with Dani and another friend. Bulked up D and I decided to hang out on the beach for a while and talk about the world and its future.
Now, I knew that, as a far left-winger, he would be critical on Israel. Who is not to some degree? I wanted to talk about how the far-left and the far-right are equally obsessively hateful of Israel and often ignore the abundance of repressions of other countries. D’s main problem was that it is a Jewish State and non-Jews cannot immigrate as easily as Jews. He says that is racist. I explained that Jews are not a race as how can an Ethiopian and a blonde Finn be from the same race. He explained that "race" doesn’t really exist and that it is simply a term used for groupings of people that often group together with a common interest. I asked him why Jews are not “Groupist” or bigoted or prejudiced. I explained that “racist” is an explosive word that likens to the slavery days or days during the US civil rights struggles. He would continue to use the word and he took it up a notch when he said that Israel is like the Nazis.
“Nazis?”, I said. “How can you compare Israel to the systematic slavery, mass-murder as an industry and an army bent on conquering the world and murdering all other races? Is this just because Israel wants to give a homeland to the Jews?”
He said, “I am just comparing. I am not saying they are doing the things the Nazis did. The Jews just think they are superior to others like the Nazis did. They are the Chosen People, right? Chosen by G-d. Doesn’t that say they think they are superior like the Nazis did?”
I asked him to check with a rabbi to hear it from an authority that “What religion does not think it is right and others are wrong? Most will say that Jews are chosen to live by a higher moral authority because of their covenant to their G-d. It is something to strive for. I asked him to use a somewhat less offensive word to use as a comparison like, “Texans”. What religion does not think it is true and others are false?
I figured he, like other far-left or far-righters picked Nazis just to find the ugliest criminals. I decided to help him with his inflammatory choice of words to help demonize Israel. Some of these have actually been used before by various groups over the years. Overusing the word "Nazi" as a comparison deminishes the crimes of those attrocious systematic cold murderers. It also serves to ease the guilt of those world that stood by or assisted in the slaughter if Israel is enslaving, and attempting to conquer and murder all other races.

Here are some fun ways to trash Israel if you hate her. If you throw enough of these out often enough, some conspiracists might think there has to be something true about them.
Let’s pretend Israel is:
Pedophile: Israel is a country of pedophiles. You see, in pedophilia, children get sodomised. The Palestinian children likened to getting sodomised by the the Zionists. Occupation is like getting f-cked up the ass.
Racist. That is, it is easier for the Jewish race to immigrate - even for those that convert into the race. OK, Jews are a nation and a religion, not a race. But there is no bad word, “religionist”. OK, if you are a Muslim and one of you grandparents was Jewish, you can come in too.
Nazi: Israel is a Nazi State. OK, they don’t do anything like the Nazi’s did but it gets people’s attention. They did live and die in camps run by the Nazis. Maybe some ideology rubbed off. Like the Nazi’s, they think their race is superior. Yeah, that’s it. Nazis.
Superiority: Jews think they are superior. After all, they claim they are the chosen people by G-d. I don’t know if they think they were chosen to be painters or doctors but they must think they are superior.
Thieves. Israel is a country of thieves. They stole land from the Palestinian people. OK, there was never a country called Palestine and most of what was referred to as Palestine is now Jordan and ruled by a non-Palestinian King but that’s not what we are talking about. There were Jews living in the area the Romans conquered from the Jews and called Palestine but this is the Middle East and it should now be ruled by Muslims.
Slavery. Israel is a country with slavery. They have allowed thousands of African refugees in who work for slave wages. OK, minimum wage of about US$5/hour. How much can you buy with that?
“Zionist”, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist, Zionist. If we can use this word enough to make it look bad, we can slant the thinking of the world like “Liberal” was used during the Bush administration and “Communist” during the Reagan years. This word to give Jews a safe-homeland after millennia of persecution gets so many people fired up.
Rapists: Israel is a rapist country. OK. They never physically raped anyone. But, as rapists like to get off by forcing their way into their victims, Israel has forced its way into homes of some of the leaders of the Hamas, uninvited.
Gay: Israel is a Gay country. Gay ( (גאיmeans “proud” in Hebrew. Thus, Israel must me proud to be Gay. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Imperialist: Like the Nazi’s, British, Americans, French, English, Spanish, Russians, Mongols, Romans, the Israel wants to take over the world, pillage their resources, and send them back to Jerusalem. They are starting with the West Bank and have already added East Jerusalem as part of their capital. The Arabs that expelled the other Jews that lived there until 1947 are now voting Israeli citizens that can no longer be a part of the Jordanian Kingdom. Nothing like a benevolent dictator. After being attacked, Israel conquered parts of Egypt, Lebanon, and Gaza. What?! They gave it all back? OK, but it looked like they were going to build an empire. Never mind.
Terrorists: OK, they don’t go after random unarmed civilians like Hamas, or the PLO, or Hezbollah. But, like Bush taught us, you are allowed to call anyone you don’t like a terrorist.
Murderers: Israel has purposely murdered some of the people who had planned and participated in blowing up buses and cafes in Tel Aviv.
Christ-Killers: Jews said something like,” Let his blood be on my head and the heads of my children”. Anyway, whatever asshole it was that people think said this, got a lot of publicity. OK, so the Pope said in 1964 that the Jews were not responsible for the Romans killing Jesus. Anyway, whatever asshole it was that people think said this, got a lot of publicity. This is known as Deicide.
Apartheid: Israel favors Settlers in the West Bank over Arabs living in the area. The Arabs can’t move as easily as the Settlers. I know the Palestinians govern themselves and the Arabs are not Israelis. In South Africa, blacks and whites were citizens but blacks were forbidden to go to white areas. Arabs in Israel can travel and live anywhere. The West Bank settlements do cause an inconvenience as they are not really Israel proper and Palestinians cannot enter.
Prejudice: Israel saves Jews from oppressive regimes and allows them to immigrate when forced out of other countries. Why don’t they let other refugees in? OK, Israel is the size of New Jersey (Jew Nersey?) so there is little room. Arab states don’t want to share the oil wealth that the dictators keep. So, these “Superior” Jews should take in everyone. They ARE the chosen people.
Vampires: They drink the blood of Non-Jews: Not really but again, it sounds sick.
Florida Gators fans: They move to Florida to retire from New York, right? Some of ‘em gotta be Gators fans.
The most Evil Empire of all time: OK, except for all the rest. Evil: Good word to describe someone you don’t like.
Enough of these and people may think there is some truth to it.
D’s suggestion was to unilaterally tear down the security barrier to the West Bank, give them all Israeli passports, and let them live wherever they want.
I asked him why he thought the world was so obsessed with Israel when there are so many nations doing hideous acts against their own citizens. He agreed that there are at LEAST ten countries with more egregious crimes than the ones Israel is accused of. However, he said that he thought the world is obsessed because all of today’s great crimes were being done in Israel, even thought Israel is not the most egregious of any of them. Mass-murder, imperialism, and… he couldn’t remember the other one.
He admits that the world holds Israel to a much higher standard than other countries. I stated that that is OK as we will be a light unto the nations. I explained that no one cared when Jordon conquered UN controlled Jerusalem and occupied, it for 20 years, destroyed and looted many Jewish treasures, and did not allow Jews to enter to pray. Suddenly, Israel is the culprit after ensuring that all religions are free to express and worship safely in a well-maintained city.
In the conversation, we were at least able to solve the Middle East crisis. He admitted that a one-state solution was not the only way. Here is the solution we came up with (without a drop of alcohol):
Two states. Jewish Settlers will be Jewish Palestinians paying taxes in Palestine but having two passports. They will ensure good relations with Israel (at least if the country becomes a democracy). Israel will allow some Palestinians to move into Israel proper if the homes of their ancestors are still unoccupied. There are a few villages that are still abandoned. Other Palestinians will be compensated if they can prove they owned property and show its boundaries. The countries in the Middle East that forced 700,000 Jews out since 1948 will use the value of the Jewish homes taken as part of the compensation that Israel is giving.
Jerusalem will be Israel’s capital and Palestinians will have some sort of special privileges for policing and accessing certain sites.
He was OK with this. However, his main beef was Israel’s immigration policy favoring Jews. Although I explained that it is easier to convert to Orthodox Jewish and become Israeli than it is to become an American citizen, he didn’t like that he would have to become a Jew.
He accepted that we can have a certain number of more years when Jews will continue to be favored. After all, Israel was to be a safe haven for Jews. Since Western Europe has been rid of almost all of its Jews, Eastern Europe has freed those that knew they were Jews and wanted to go, Arab States expelled theirs, and American Jews face no imminent pogroms, most Jews that wanted to emigrate to Israel have done so. I agreed that after such a date, Jews would face the same standards as other religions to immigrate.
So, here is our peace agreement that satisfies the far left.

D does not like that Israel is a homeland for the Jews unless it can be a homeland for everyone else. He also does not say he is an anarchist per se. Making a home for the people that have been persecuted as a nation for millennia in a land where they have always lived and in a land that was governed by them for hundreds of years does not make someone likened to a Nazi. All other religions are respected full and all citizens, Muslim, Drus, Christian, and Bha'i, have equal rights under the law and vote in democratic elections. Israel does have problems as does do the United States and every other country. There are many fighting for improvements and the press is free to harshly criticize everything in the government.
In the last century, the world sat by and often helped murder the Jews in WWII. 700,000 Jews were forced from their homes in the Arab world and fled to Israel after 1948. The USSR did not allow Jews to participate in any religious or cultural traditions or rituals, thus, breeding them away from Judaism. Israel was attacked by neighboring armies many times in the past 60 years, often by countries that were founded around the same time she was. Terror attacks have persisted since foreign militaries know that a conventional war would fail.
So, it is understandable that Israel and her Jewish citizens should feel the need to stop being passively led to the slaughter. They have chosen a peace through superior military dissuasion. Israel, as the only democracy in the Middle East, already has a higher moral ground with just that piece. Insinuating that she should trust her neighbors to join and contribute to a Jewish nation when there has been such hostility, is naïve. Israel was founded by refugees. Israel has contributed to the infrastructure of the Palestinians land along with many other nations. Unfortunately, most of the funds were squandered and moved to Swiss banks for a wealthy few.
I, like most Israelis, would give a lot for peace and friendship with the Palestinians and neighboring Arab states. However, Israel has learned that a unilateral donation by Israel will not reduce international hatred of the Jewish state. We must have negotiated agreements to ensure that the Jews will have a safe homeland when the next violent pogroms begin.

I like the hip hop artist, Professor D (soon to be PHD D), his music, and I like that his songs reflect the oppression of smaller countries by capitalist countries and corporations. Criticism is welcomed in any democracy but calling people you don't agree with Nazis makes you like Bush calling everyone he doesn't like, terrorists.


Randy