The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
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BOOK ONE — INTRODUCTION<br />
infrequent use in <strong>the</strong> daily life <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> average reader; or words which, upon textual and <strong>the</strong>reafter<br />
definitional examination, revealed a surprising explanation that enhanced greatly one’s<br />
understanding. However, if a Reader <strong>of</strong> This <strong>Book</strong> passes by even one word he or she does not<br />
understand, that one word could be <strong>the</strong> influence obstructing <strong>the</strong> way out <strong>of</strong> a lack <strong>of</strong> knowledge<br />
regarding what is being read. Reference materials include:<br />
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOURCES:<br />
Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition Unabridged, G. & C. Marriam<br />
Co., Springfield, Mass., 1960 (This edition was said by <strong>the</strong> more elderly librarians and<br />
lexicons to this Compiler/Editor as <strong>the</strong> most reliable).<br />
Black’s Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, West Pub. Co St. Paul, Minn. 1968.<br />
“ZION, ZIONISM,” DEFINED.<br />
It helps to also understand what “<strong>Zion</strong>” and “<strong>Zion</strong>ism” means; here <strong>the</strong> Reader will find<br />
only a few <strong>of</strong> many definitions and comprehensions.<br />
“‘<strong>Zion</strong>ism’ and ‘anti-Semitism’ are blood bro<strong>the</strong>rs. Both terms are reactionary* and<br />
inimical** to <strong>the</strong> interests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> working class. It sometimes happens that people <strong>of</strong> non-Jewish<br />
nationality trip up on this slippery ground and slide ei<strong>the</strong>r toward favoring <strong>the</strong> <strong>Zion</strong>ists, who are<br />
reactionaries, or toward becoming anti-Semites, who are equally reactionary.” Nikita<br />
Kruschchev, former premier <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Soviet Union, Khrushchev Remembers; <strong>The</strong> Last Testament,<br />
Talbott, Transl./Ed., Boston, Little, Brown & Co. 1974, Chp. 8, p. 178-79. (It is a common trick<br />
among Jewry to accuse anyone opposed to <strong>the</strong> methods <strong>of</strong> modern Jewry to be “anti-Semetic.”<br />
Ed.).<br />
* REACTIONARY: favoring return to <strong>the</strong> older order; to undo <strong>the</strong> political progress.<br />
Webst. Int’l. Dict., 2nd Ed., p. 2070.<br />
** INIMICAL: unfriendly; unfavorable; Webst. Int’l. Dict., 2nd Ed.., p. 1279.<br />
<strong>Zion</strong>: <strong>The</strong> original name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jebusite stronghold on <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> eastern hill<br />
<strong>of</strong> Jerusalem; after <strong>the</strong> conquest by <strong>the</strong> Israelites, it became <strong>the</strong> royal residence <strong>of</strong> David and his<br />
successors, <strong>the</strong> place <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> temple, and <strong>the</strong> center <strong>of</strong> Hebrew government, worship and national<br />
life. Hence, <strong>the</strong> chosen people, <strong>the</strong> Israelites. (Webster’s Int’l Dict., 2nd Ed., p. 2982).<br />
<strong>Zion</strong>ism: Among <strong>the</strong> modern Jews, [it is] a <strong>the</strong>ory, plan, or movement for colonizing<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir own race in Palestine, <strong>the</strong> land <strong>of</strong> <strong>Zion</strong>, ei<strong>the</strong>r for religious or nationalizing purposes. (id.).<br />
<strong>Zion</strong> is “a synonym for Jerusalem, especially after <strong>the</strong> destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> First Temple, in<br />
expressing <strong>the</strong> yearning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jewish people for its homeland.” Encycl. Jud., vol 16, p. 1032;<br />
Potok, 143-147.<br />
<strong>The</strong> modern term “<strong>Zion</strong>ism” first appeared at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 19th Century, denoting <strong>the</strong><br />
movement whose goal was <strong>the</strong> return <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jewish people to “Erez Israel” [or, <strong>the</strong> Hebrew name<br />
for `Land <strong>of</strong> Israel’] after <strong>the</strong> First <strong>Zion</strong>ist Congress. (Encycl. Jud., Vol. 16, p. 1032). After <strong>the</strong><br />
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