PM Sharon: Too Bad Bush Wasn´t Around In The 30´s

Arutz 7 ^ | 10 March 2003

[anotherview]

PM Sharon: Too Bad Bush Wasn´t Around In The 30´s

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon praised the determination of US President Bush and his administration in its drive to rid the world of Saddam Hussein. "If, in the 1930's," Sharon said at a Likud Knesset faction meeting today, "there had been a leadership so determined to fight dictatorial regimes, it is likely that we, the Jewish Nation, would not have had to pay [the price of the Holocaust]. At times like these, it is important to realize that."

MK Yuval Shteinitz (Likud), who was officially voted in as Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee today, said today that it's not true that the U.S. has threatened not to give Israel advance warning of the assault on Iraq. Israeli media reported today that the "abundant chatter" by IDF and government officials about when the war would start had angered the U.S., which decided as a result to "punish" Israel. Shteinitz said, "I met yesterday with a senior American official, and he did not give the slightest hint that there was a problem… I also don't think that the generals spoke too much; it was rather the headlines in the newspapers that made all the noise. In truth, it is only natural for Israelis to take great interest in the war and when it will be…"

[anotherview]

Why can't the Europeans see how true this is?

[kellynla]

Because the Europeans are as much anti-Semitic today as they were in the 30's. What is truly amazing is that the Jews in the entertainment industry are not behind this war. Semper Fi

[knighthawk]

"If, in the 1930's," Sharon said at a Likud Knesset faction meeting today, "there had been a leadership so determined to fight dictatorial regimes, it is likely that we, the Jewish Nation, would not have had to pay [the price of the Holocaust]"

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[Terriergal]

Why can't the Europeans see how true this is?

Beats me.

[Paleo Conservative]

it is likely that we, the Jewish Nation, would not have had to pay [the price of the Holocaust].

What Jewish nation? Israel was established in 1948. In the 1930s Jews were citizens of many countries in Europe not citizens of a Jewish nation.

[vbmoneyspender]

To carry the analogy a step further, Israel is the Great Britain of the 30s. During the Clinton years it effectively stood alone against Islamic terror.

[anotherview]

Actually, most European nations in the 1930s considered Jews a separate nationality, not citizens of their countries. Even where they were citizens, their documents were stamped "Jew" and they were considered foreigners. My mother's French password bears the stamp "JUIF" in bright red letters.

Actually, that is the whole point of Zionism. There is, was, and always will be a Jewish nation. When we lost our homeland we didn't give up our national identity, even though almost 1,878 years went by. So, yes, "Jewish nation" is appropriate.

[Salman]

What Jewish nation? Israel was established in 1948. In the 1930s Jews were citizens of many countries in Europe not citizens of a Jewish nation.

"Nation" in the older sense, not nation-state. Like the "Cherokee nation", etc.

[libertylover]

If, in the 1930's," Sharon said at a Likud Knesset faction meeting today, "there had been a leadership so determined to fight dictatorial regimes, it is likely that we, the Jewish Nation, would not have had to pay [the price of the Holocaust]

Hear, hear!

[FirstTomato]

What is truly amazing is that the Jews in the entertainment industry are not behind this war.

You must not know many Jews. My state (Maryland) has one of the highest concentrations of Jewish people in the USA, and only recently have any substantial numbers started to see the wisdom of voting conservative.

Also, many hard-left anti-American intellectuals are non-religious Jews, like Noam Chomsky.

Its somewhat akin to lemmings jumping over a cliff to their death. It makes little sense, considering that left-wing Marxist/socialism (which includes Nazism) is the root of much of the genocide committed against Jews, and anti-semitism has florished in socialist states around the world.

[kellynla]

Oh I know many Jews and your points are well taken but either the ignorance and/or the pacifism of the Jewish in America is still baffling. There are still many Jews alive today who survived the concentration camps and their children should know better.

[Cosmo]

I was wondering the same thing....Hope I'm missing something, otherwise a great quote has been mooted.

[finnman69]

A curious question. Would Israel exist if there never was a Holocaust?

[MinorityRepublican]

Would Israel exist if there never was a Holocaust?

Probably not.

[RightWhale]

Would Israel exist if there never was a Holocaust?

Yes. Not exactly where it is and as it is, but it would exist.

[anotherview]

Would Israel exist if there never was a Holocaust?

Definitely yes. The Balfour Declaration and other British government documents from the 1910s and 1920s made it clear that they supported a Jewish state in what is now Israel.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

it was rather the headlines in the newspapers that made all the noise.

So the inflammatory headlines stating that we were telling Israel not to defend herself in case of attack were a media lie? Damn the mainstream press for their 24/7 anti-Bush mischief-making.

[College Repub]

Yes, for sure. It may have come about a bit later than 1948 were it not for The Holocaust, however.

[mingwah]

This is true. I am amazed by the anti-Semitic talk. It's looking like 1936 Germany.