The Ashkenazi Revolution

112the pit. The doctrine of “what”, of Ahad ha’Am is not at all clear. Itsfamous mottos, such as the one that says, “the redemption of Israel shallcome through prophets and not through diplomats”, are completely unclear.But, in contrast, the “who” of this doctrine is very clear. That is to say,who is the decider and the final arbiter. This characteristic is typical forevery authority. For, with an authority, it is the “who” that matters more sothan the “what”. An authority is primarily a permanent address of he whoholds the ultimate decision. To Ahad ha’Am it was clear that he is thedecider and the ruler, and the purpose of his doctrine is, first and foremost,to advance this interest. The group that he had created, the secret society of“the Sons of Moses”, bears witness to the character of the goals that Ahadha’Am had set before himself. This society was noteworthy for its secrecy.Why such secrecy? Other groups, such as Nili, Shomer, Bar-Giora andlater, the popular armed organizations such as Etzel and Lehi, were alsosecret. Of course, this secrecy was linked to the fact that they were armedforces that worked illegally. But “the Sons of Moses” was a group thatdistributed knowledge and Jewish enlightenment; it was engaged in nothingillegal.The secrecy of “the Sons of Moses” was in vain. There is a strong linkbetween a small group that wishes to gain power and secrecy. Between thewalls of “the Sons of Moses”, there was woven a plot to rule over theAshkenazi People. Herzl, who wished to save this people, created the openinstitution called the Zionist Congress. But Ahad ha’Am, the man who soloved to speak of prophesy, created a ruling class similar to that of theJesuits. Had his intentions been noble and great, we could easily forgivehim. But such was not his intention. His goal was first and foremost torule and to influence. In every instance where political power andinfluence was at stake, Ahad ha’Am was there to ensure knowledge andinfluence for himself. During the negotiations that Weizmann held fromLondon, which brought about the Balfour declaration, Ahad ha’Amcorresponded with Weizmann. The latter sought the advise of Ahad ha’Amand accepted his disastrous recommendations.