Anti-Semitic Political Cartoons

The following is essential reading to understand the warped hateful & cruel minds of some left wing intellectuals. May their children receive the punishment in kind that their parent deserved!

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* Political cartoons often have more of an immediate impact in reinforcing negative stereotypes about Jews than a lengthy essay. By far the largest output of anti-Semitic cartoons nowadays comes from the Arab and Muslim world. A yet uncharted field of hate cartoons against Jews is that in progressive blogs.

* Anti-Semitic cartoons found - and seemingly tolerated - on progressive blogs such as Daily Kos, MyDD, Mondoweiss, and Indymedia are mainly expressions of anti-Israelism, a more recent category of anti-Semitism than the religious and ethnic-nationalist versions.

* Traditionally the core motif of anti-Semitism is that Jews represent absolute evil. The cultural notion of what that means has changed over the centuries. Nowadays absolute evil is often expressed as Jews or Israelis being Nazis. Indeed, the cartoon motif most frequently appearing on the progressive blogs is imagery equating Israel with Nazi Germany. Others reflect Jewish conspiracies, Zionists controlling the world, the blood libel, or show Jews as animals.

* Most of the progressive blogs discussed, containing such anti-Semitic imagery cited in this essay, generally fail to remove such hateful cartoons, despite blog policies expressly prohibiting posts that contain "hateful" or "inflammatory" content.

Cartoons have to express ideas in an easy-to-understand way. Therefore they are often accessible even to people who cannot read. Cartoons are also an efficient way to transmit hate and prejudices, including anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism in cartoons has been investigated, among others, by the Belgian political scientist Jöel Kotek in his book Cartoons and Extremism.
Political cartoons often have a more immediate impact in reinforcing negative stereotypes about Jews than a lengthy essay.

The largest output of anti-Semitic cartoons nowadays comes from the Arab and Muslim world. Outside it one also finds a significant number of anti-Semitic cartoons in many countries. In Europe, for instance, over the past decade such imagery has been particularly strong in countries such as Norway and Greece.

A yet uncharted field of hate cartoons against Jews is that in progressive blogs. They are mainly expressions of anti-Israelism, a more recent category of anti-Semitism than the religious and ethnic-nationalist versions. Traditionally the core motif of anti-Semitism is that Jews represent absolute evil. The cultural notion of what that means has changed over the centuries. In current times absolute evil is often expressed as Jews or Israelis being Nazis. This charge is usually identified with the virulent anti-Semitic cartoons on right-wing extremist sites and in Arab media. This motif, however, is also the main one found in anti-Semitic cartoons on progressive blogs.

Also the three major submotifs of anti-Semitism are expressed in cartoons on progressive blogs. The first one is that Jews lust for power. In progressive blogs this is manifested mainly as caricatures on Jewish conspiracies and Zionists controlling the world. The second major anti-Semitic submotif is that Jews lust for blood, and progressive blogs include cartoons accusing Jews of infanticide. The third anti-Semitic submotif, namely, that Jews are inferior beings, is expressed on these blogs in cartoons showing Jews as animals.

The cartoonist most frequently appearing on the progressive blogs analyzed here is Carlos Latuff. He is an extreme left-wing political activist who won second place in the notorious Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Competition. Latuff is one of the more prolific anti-Semitic cartoonists on the web, with a staggering amount of work dedicated to advancing explicitly anti-Semitic political imagery.

Israel as a Nazi State
The U.S. State Department's2008 report on "Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism" asserts regarding the new anti-Semitism:

Comparing contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis is increasingly commonplace. Anti-Semitism couched as criticism of Zionism or Israel often escapes condemnation since it can be more subtle than traditional forms of anti-Semitism...those criticiz ing Israel have a responsibility to consider the effect their actions may have in prompting hatred of Jews. At times hostility toward Israel has translated into physical violence directed at Jews in gener al.

The European Union Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia presents a similar definition.

The 2009 report on anti-Semitism by the Stephen Roth Institute noted that anti-Semitic attacks on Jews worldwide doubled from the previous year. The study also points out that extreme anti-Israel sentiments, such as equating Israel with Nazi Germany, are often the catalyst for such attacks. As the report observes, "The dramatic increase in anti-Semitic manifestations in West European countries was influenced considerably by the virulently anti-Israel discourse and propaganda that portrayed Israel as a Nazi state and consequently delegitimized its right to exist."

As analyzed in an interview with Kotek in 2004, as well as by Arieh Stav in his 1999 book on anti-Semitic cartoons in the Arab world, the charge that the behavior of the Jewish state is similar to that of Nazi Germany has been a staple in the Arab media for years, used as a tool for demonizing and delegitimizing Israel. As Kotek noted, "Long before [Ariel] Sharon came to power [as prime minister], the theme of the Israeli as a Nazi was well-represented in the Arab caricature. According to it, all Zionists from Peres and Barak to Sharon are inspired by Nazi methods." As Stav pointed out, "The idea of NaZionism...was a central theme of the Soviet Press [during the Cold War] and had considerable impact on Egypt and Syria...particularly during the Lebanon War and the Intifada, as well as in the Western Press. The Arabs...are in the vanguard of this trend. The Judeo-Nazi Motif is among the central themes of Arab propaganda."

The following cartoons illustrate how the hate motif of Israel as a Nazi state appears regularly on progressive blogs. As Kotek remarks, "Cartoons [that] convey the idea that Jews behave like Nazis [would] lead readers to conclude that Israel, alone among the nations, has no right to exist. Such cartoons represent a continuation and rebirth of the malicious Zionism=Racism charge codified in 1975 - later repealed - by UN member states (Arab and Soviet bloc) who at the time were openly dedicated to Israel's destruction."



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Anti-Semitism: A Worldwide Phenomenon

Anti-Semitism is the oldest form of bigotry and racism. It is certainly nothing new, and has followed Jews wherever they migrated to during the entire period of the Diaspora. Bias against Jews has always been a blight on civilizations wherever they have migrated to and prospered. Anti-Semitism is the most illogical, irrational phenomenon imaginable!

Throughout the 19th Century, and up to the end of World War I, Jews enjoyed a unique existence in Germany. Everywhere else in Europe, Jews were subjected to severe discrimination, anti-Jewish sentiments and pogroms. Nineteenth-century pogroms in Russia were famous! Death and destruction were commonly inflicted upon helpless innocent Jews. The least provocation was all that was required to cause riots, mob violence and mass murder of Jews, not only in Russia, but other European nations as well.

However anti-Semitism was at an all time low in Germany during this period. Jews had come into their own, in the fields of engineering, medicine, banking, business, and general academia. The German people knew and understood the benefits they reaped as a result of Jewish accomplishments. Jewish manufacturers hired non-Jewish labor. Jewish businessmen created wealth that benefited non-Jewish workers and their families.

Jews were prominent in the trades as well. Trade Guilds in Germany benefited from the numerous skilled machinists, metal fabricators, millwrights, foundry workers and other skilled members of the Trade Community, who happened to be Jewish. In 1914, the number of Jewish Tradesmen, possessing Meisterbriefs, or established “Trade Master” credentials, rivaled those of the Catholic or Lutheran communities. Jewish artisans were known for their skills in the design and manufacture of high-quality goods.

The defeat of the German Empire in 1918 and the subsequent collapse of the Hohenzollern Monarchy brought an end to Jewish prosperity and dominance in many fields of endeavor. The Kaiser and his government had welcomed Jews as essential human resources. Even in the German Armed Forces, recognition of the importance of Jewish service members was recognized. Accordingly, there existed two distinct oaths of enlistment. There were sufficient numbers of Jewish men serving in the Army and Navy, that a Jewish version of the oath of allegiance to the Kaiser and Empire was deemed appropriate.

The oath that Jewish recruits took was not designed to offend or discriminate. Quite the contrary, it recognized the difference between Jews and Christians, and served to unify the armed forces for a common purpose, that being the defense of the German Empire. Over a hundred thousand Jewish men served their nation in World War I. That was more than 20% of all German Jews extant.

They fought on every front, served on vessels at sea, and fought the air battles over France. Some even earned the Pour le’Merite, the highest medal Germany could bestow upon her heroes. Jews most certainly did not, as the Nazis were quick to claim, “stab Germany in the back” during World War I. The vast majority of Jews were Germans first and Jews second.

This is not to say that anti-Semitism had been eradicated during the period of the German Empire (1871-1918). Anti-Semitism abounded in university clubs and organizations, as well as political parties that existed during that time. The Catholic Church served to perpetuate anti-Semitism even in Germany, where the Catholic population was second only to the Lutherans. At the inception of the German Empire in 1871, Pius IX was the Pope extant. Among his many anti-Protestant “Bulls” and decrees, Pius IX also issued strong anti-Jewish sentiments and decrees. He declared the Jews as “Christ Killers,” and openly opined that Jews had no place in “Christian” lands. He advocated expelling Jews from Europe.

His successor was Leo XIII, who declared Jews “enemies of all Christians,” further declared that the Jews were the “source of all evil.” Leo continued to issue strong anti-Semitic statements, which were most certainly taken to heart by his millions of followers. He advocated renewing the Inquisition during his reign.

There existed in Germany, secret organizations that advocated various and sundry issues. One of the secret groups was the Thule Society. Thulists were heavy into the occult, and anti-Semitism. The Thule Society provided many of the ideas later developed and refined by the National Socialists. Nazi ideology borrowed heavily from the Thule Society.

Jews in other countries in Europe did not benefit from a benevolent Monarch, as they did in Germany. Most everywhere else in Europe, Jews were forced to live in ghettos. They were restricted from farming, owning farmland, and not allowed to participate in the trades reserved for Christians. Consequently, they were forced into work that was considered demeaning to Christians. The medical profession was actually looked down on for centuries in most European countries. Jews were allowed to become doctors for this reason. Other trades included barbering, as barbers were required to participate in the preparation of the dead for burial, this profession was considered fit for Jews. The operation of undertaking parlors, tanneries, and pawn brokerages was considered beneath the dignity of Christians, but okay for Jews. There were many other trades and professions that were relegated to the Jews, depending on what country set the rules.





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5 Reasons Why Germans Hate Jews

Christ Killers

Right from the so-called crucifixion of Jesus .Jews were blamed by the Gospel for this incident. According to analysts, right after this incident throughout, Europe prosecution of Jews started, Extreme instances of Jewish persecution include the First Crusade of 1096, the expulsion from England in 1290, the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the expulsion from Portugal in 1497 and Holocaust was the climax of this centuries old hatred, which was created by Christian church. As we all knows, the Roman crucified Jesus, not the Jews.

Jews Blamed for loss in WW1

After the signing of Treaty of Versailles at the end of WW1, state of war between Germany and its allied forces was formally ended, as far as Germans are concerned, they totally rejected this treaty as it was considered bad for the Germany.

After the World War 1, majority of Germans were of the view that, they came close to winning the war with the Spring Offensive earlier in 1918, but they failed because of strikes in the arms industry at a critical moment of the offensive, leaving soldiers with an inadequate supply of materiel and this strike was blamed on the Jews.

Inferior Race

According to historians, it is widely believed that Hitler deemed Germans as to be a superior race as compared to other races i.e. Aryans, Jews, Gypsies etc, and he thought that this was one of important reasons of Holocaust and prosecution of other races.

Great Depression of 1929 and Jews - Envy

Great Depression of 1929, started just after the stock market crash on October 29, 1929 on black Tuesday, Germany was worst hit by this economic downturn, almost every city was affected and 6 million people got unemployed.

During and after the slump, Jews were doing great financially, that made the role of Jews suspicious in the eyes of Germans and negative propaganda by Hitler provided the impetus to this notion and they started thinking that, Jews are responsible for this Downturn and they are getting full benefit from the recession.

The other reason was envy. After World War I, he saw that a lot of Germans were without jobs and struggling. Instead of looking at the war as the root cause of the economic problem, he blamed it on the Jews.

Even during the hard times, the Hebrew people were able to make good in Germany. Through sheer resourcefulness they were able to land jobs as lawyers, doctors and skilled professionals. That was another reason why Hitler hated the Jews. He saw them as taking away opportunities that belonged to the Aryan people.

To Make Jews Scapegoat

Many analysts believe that Hitler make Jews scapegoat to revive nationalism among German nation, in the course of the thirteen years of furious propaganda, Hitler and the Nazis succeeded in making anti-Semitism “respectable and even patriotic.” With the help of the church, and the New Testament, this helped unite Germany.



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