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Op-Ed: Mandela Was an Enemy of Israel
Mandela was an enabler of anti-Semitic terrorism.
By Giulio Meotti
Israel National News
Friday, December 6, 2013
"In 1990, Mandela likened Israel to a "terrorist state"
and declared that "we do not regard the PLO as a
terrorist organization."
Nelson Mandela has already been mourned by many Jews
around the world. And for good reasons. When Mandela was
released from prison by de Klerk, he showed statesmanship
and reconciliation rather than revenge.
But his biography reveals that he was an enemy of the
Israeli people.
A post-apartheid Pretoria that joins in boycotting
Jerusalem is one of the more powerful victories for the
boycott and divestment campaign. And it's Nelson
Mandela's legacy.
Historically, black leaders in South Africa such as
Desmond Tutu viewed the Jews as a part of the "capitalist
camp", and therefore exploitative of the blacks. Neo
Mnumzama, chief representative of the ANC (Mandela's
party) at the United Nations, called Zionism an "ally of
apartheid" and "an accomplice in the perpetuation of the
crimes of Pretoria against the South African people".
In Mandela's twisted version, Israel and South Africa -
both, in his view, under apartheid rule - were small
bastions of Western interests surrounded by a larger and
non-Western people; both governed hostile majorities,
using force and denying rights to subjugate them; both
were run by nationalistic, racist governments unwilling
to grant rights to these people but anxious to exploit
labor.
Mandela always made it clear that those who are the
enemies of the Jews are not necessarily his enemies.
In 2000, the American Jewish Committee canceled a
Washington luncheon scheduled to honor Mandela after he
said that 13 Jews tried for "espionage" in Iran were
receiving a "fair trial".
Mandela laid a wreath on the grave of Ayatollah Khomeini,
the father of the Iranian revolution, warmly greeting his
successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "We are indebted to
the Islamic Revolution", Mandela proclaimed. It is the
same Mandela who claimed that Communist Cuba had achieved
the "systematic eradication of racism".
In 1990, Mandela likened Israel to a "terrorist state"
and declared that "we do not regard the PLO as a
terrorist organization. If one has to refer to any
parties as a terrorist state, one might refer to the
Israeli government because they are the people who are
slaughtering defenseless and innocent Arabs in the
occupied territories".
Mandela should have raised Jewish eyebrows when in 1990
he embraced Arafat in Lusaka, Zambia, likening the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict to the struggle against
South African apartheid. "If the truth alienates the
powerful Jewish community in South Africa, that's too
bad", said Mandela.
During a trip to Libya, Mandela declared that "we
consider ourselves to be comrades in arms to the
Palestinian Arabs in their struggle for the liberation of
Palestine. There is not a single citizen in South Africa
who is not ready to stand by his Palestinian brothers in
their legitimate fight against the Zionist racists".
In September 1990, addressing the Reform congregation of
Johannesburg, Mandela said: "If Zionism means the right
of the Jewish people to seize territory and deny the
Palestinian people the right to self-determination, we
condemn it".
In 1999 Mandela supported the Palestinian Arab use of
violence. With Arafat seated next to him in Gaza, Mandela
declared: "All men and women with vision choose peace
rather than confrontation, except in cases where we
cannot proceed, where we cannot move forward. Then if the
only alternative is violence, we will use violence".
A few weeks later, the Palestinian Arabs began the Second
Intifada. 2,000 Jewish civilians have since been killed
in suicide attacks and shootings. When the terrorist
Arafat died, Mandela called him "outstanding freedom
fighter".
Then Israel's President Ezer Weizmann said of Mandela:
"He calls Arafat by his first name, Yasser. They
embraced, and he said he and Arafat were brothers. I
said: Then, Mr. President, we are cousins'".
Nelson Mandela might be a symbol of goodness for many,
but for Israel's Jews he has been an enabler of anti-
Semitism.
---------
The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes
a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author
of the book "A New Shoah", that researched the personal
stories of Israel's terror victims, published by
Encounter. His writing has appeared in publications, such
as the Wall Street Journal, Frontpage and Commentary. He
has just prblished a book about the Vatican and Israel
titled "J'Accuse: the Vatican Against Israel" published
by Mantua Books.
More at:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/14199
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Mandela was an enabler of anti-Semitic terrorism.
By Giulio Meotti
Israel National News
Friday, December 6, 2013
"In 1990, Mandela likened Israel to a "terrorist state"
and declared that "we do not regard the PLO as a
terrorist organization."
Nelson Mandela has already been mourned by many Jews
around the world. And for good reasons. When Mandela was
released from prison by de Klerk, he showed statesmanship
and reconciliation rather than revenge.
But his biography reveals that he was an enemy of the
Israeli people.
A post-apartheid Pretoria that joins in boycotting
Jerusalem is one of the more powerful victories for the
boycott and divestment campaign. And it's Nelson
Mandela's legacy.
Historically, black leaders in South Africa such as
Desmond Tutu viewed the Jews as a part of the "capitalist
camp", and therefore exploitative of the blacks. Neo
Mnumzama, chief representative of the ANC (Mandela's
party) at the United Nations, called Zionism an "ally of
apartheid" and "an accomplice in the perpetuation of the
crimes of Pretoria against the South African people".
In Mandela's twisted version, Israel and South Africa -
both, in his view, under apartheid rule - were small
bastions of Western interests surrounded by a larger and
non-Western people; both governed hostile majorities,
using force and denying rights to subjugate them; both
were run by nationalistic, racist governments unwilling
to grant rights to these people but anxious to exploit
labor.
Mandela always made it clear that those who are the
enemies of the Jews are not necessarily his enemies.
In 2000, the American Jewish Committee canceled a
Washington luncheon scheduled to honor Mandela after he
said that 13 Jews tried for "espionage" in Iran were
receiving a "fair trial".
Mandela laid a wreath on the grave of Ayatollah Khomeini,
the father of the Iranian revolution, warmly greeting his
successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "We are indebted to
the Islamic Revolution", Mandela proclaimed. It is the
same Mandela who claimed that Communist Cuba had achieved
the "systematic eradication of racism".
In 1990, Mandela likened Israel to a "terrorist state"
and declared that "we do not regard the PLO as a
terrorist organization. If one has to refer to any
parties as a terrorist state, one might refer to the
Israeli government because they are the people who are
slaughtering defenseless and innocent Arabs in the
occupied territories".
Mandela should have raised Jewish eyebrows when in 1990
he embraced Arafat in Lusaka, Zambia, likening the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict to the struggle against
South African apartheid. "If the truth alienates the
powerful Jewish community in South Africa, that's too
bad", said Mandela.
During a trip to Libya, Mandela declared that "we
consider ourselves to be comrades in arms to the
Palestinian Arabs in their struggle for the liberation of
Palestine. There is not a single citizen in South Africa
who is not ready to stand by his Palestinian brothers in
their legitimate fight against the Zionist racists".
In September 1990, addressing the Reform congregation of
Johannesburg, Mandela said: "If Zionism means the right
of the Jewish people to seize territory and deny the
Palestinian people the right to self-determination, we
condemn it".
In 1999 Mandela supported the Palestinian Arab use of
violence. With Arafat seated next to him in Gaza, Mandela
declared: "All men and women with vision choose peace
rather than confrontation, except in cases where we
cannot proceed, where we cannot move forward. Then if the
only alternative is violence, we will use violence".
A few weeks later, the Palestinian Arabs began the Second
Intifada. 2,000 Jewish civilians have since been killed
in suicide attacks and shootings. When the terrorist
Arafat died, Mandela called him "outstanding freedom
fighter".
Then Israel's President Ezer Weizmann said of Mandela:
"He calls Arafat by his first name, Yasser. They
embraced, and he said he and Arafat were brothers. I
said: Then, Mr. President, we are cousins'".
Nelson Mandela might be a symbol of goodness for many,
but for Israel's Jews he has been an enabler of anti-
Semitism.
---------
The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes
a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author
of the book "A New Shoah", that researched the personal
stories of Israel's terror victims, published by
Encounter. His writing has appeared in publications, such
as the Wall Street Journal, Frontpage and Commentary. He
has just prblished a book about the Vatican and Israel
titled "J'Accuse: the Vatican Against Israel" published
by Mantua Books.
More at:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/14199
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj
o o o
o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used
for the educational purposes of research and open
discussion. The contents of this post may not have been
authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion
of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright
law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
o If you send private e-mail to me, it will likely
not be read, considered or answered if it does not
contain your full legal name, current e-mail and postal
addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
o Posted for information and discussion. Views
expressed by others are not necessarily those of the
poster who may or may not have read the article.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This article may contain copyrighted
material the use of which may or may not have been
specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This
material is being made available in efforts to advance
the understanding of environmental, political, human
rights, economic, democratic, scientific, social, and
cultural, etc., issues. It is believed that this
constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material
as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the
material on this site is distributed without profit to
those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving
the included information for research, comment,
discussion and educational purposes by subscribing to
USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more
information go to:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
If you wish to use copyrighted material from this article
for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you
must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Since newsgroup posts are being removed by forgery by one
or more net terrorists, this post may be reposted several
times.