Masopher's Mind

I wanted to plot out an objective narrative for Israel. This may change a bit.

Long ago:

Many tribes exist and have fights over land and sheep etc. Primitive religions exist, among them Judaism fostered by a people that practice somewhat strict endogamy. More advanced cultures exist and do quite well not focusing all their effort condemning or judging these folks.

Circa 0 CE

Judaism develops an offshoot cult centred on a charismatic preacher, Jesus of a small town in the land called Israel.

This cult gained notoriety in the hegemonic power of the day Roman Italy and became the state religion. Jews in the meanwhile were en-mass deported from their homeland by the Romans. For the next 2 millennia the Roman Empire and its successors systematically persecutes these people.

Circa 500 CE

In the deserts of what became known as Saudi Arabia another Abramic religion rose in prominence eventually becoming part of the Turkish lead caliphate.

Here’s a fun part. Jews were much better treated by Muslims in the caliphate than they were in the Christian, Roman Empire. Up until the destruction of the Ottoman Empire, Jews lived happily in Jerusalem, Baghdad, Tehran, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Circa 1492

Spain (home of the Spanish inquisition) and Portugal discovered the new world spreading Europeans (carrying the same anti-Semitic sentiments) to the New World. They fought the natives and killed them and then imported Africans to work the plantations.

Circa 1900

The Turkish Ottoman Empire became embroiled in the European “World” Wars taking the side of the Germans.

Circa 1920

The Ottoman Empire was destroyed by Europe and broken into many pieces including a tract of land which was called the Mandate of Palestine. Europeans lead by T.E. Lawrence used propaganda and insurgency to undermine the Ottoman Empire spreading nationalism to specific areas promising Arab leaders large plots of land in exchange for loyalty and support against the Turks. Jews were also promised land in exchange for support against the Turks. Parts of what is now renamed Israel were offered to the Jews the other parts to the Emir of what is now known as Jordan. There was never a plan for a Palestinian state. Jerusalem a home to all three Abramic religions was slated to become a place of peace and international ownership.

During this time several well written books emerged suggesting that Jews were conspiring to take over the world. These are continuations and summaries of the age old Anti-Semitism.

Circa 1930

In the meantime Europe started the mass genocide of the Jewish Diaspora. Lead by Germany, the final state of affairs was the extinction of Jews from the face of history. This was not a novel idea. During the First World War, the Ottoman Empire attempted this activity with Armenians.

Jews fled Europe, many to America some to Africa but many to the Mandate of Palestine where nationalists (Zionists if you like) promised a new country.

Circa late 1940’s

The British and French Empires begin to crumble under war related debt and lack of administration. Nationalism which has been seeded throughout the Middle East begins to take root and Islamic states start being formed.

1947

Hindustan becomes the Islamic state of Pakistan (part of which later becomes Bangladesh) and the Republic of India. People that lived in relative peace for millennia go to war and have been that way up until today.

1948

Jews and Arabs living in Palestine for generations together begin to fight.

The Jewish state of Israel is formed by European refugees and Jews living in the western part of the mandate of Palestine.

The next day, newly formed Islamic states of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq, militarily attacked the newly formed state of Israel.

The Arab are defeated by a mixture of superior tactics and weaponry.

1948-1970s

Jews flee the “Arab lands” where they had lived for centuries to live in Israel. As at this time (ironically) IRAN is the only Muslim country with a significant Jewish population. Arabs are displaced from Israel and several generations grow up as refugees in surrounding Arab countries.

1979

“Puppet” King and American interests are tossed out of Iran. Islamic republic declared. Arab state of Iraq attacks Islamic Republic Iran.(notice a trend here?)

Ayatollah Khomeni begins harsh anti-Western and anti-Israeli rhetoric. This rhetoric gives Persians, Shiia, Arabs and Sunni a common enemy.

Soviets invade Afghanistan.

Muslims are given another common enemy.

1979-1989

Americans, British, Jews and Muslims work together to defeat Soviet occupation. Al Qaeda is created.

Refugees in Gaza begin Intifada. Palestinian “collaborators” working for peace and settlement with Israel killed. Israelis killed. IDF kills Palestinian Arabs. Israeli civilians kill Palestians.

Iraq begin systematic genocide Muslim Kurdish race in northern Iraq.

1990’s

Soviet Union collapses.

Battle hardened Muslims return home.

Violence between Arabs and Israel increase.

Oslo accords. The Palestinian Authority, Israel, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt begin to make peace.

Arab state of Iraq invades Arab state of Kuwait.

Americans at request of Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invade Iraq.

Iraq begins to attack Israel using scud missiles.

Circa 2000

Al Qaed begins attacks on American citizens and assets.

Their reasoning: America’s hegemony, interference in the Middle East and the “illegitimate” Israeli state which is trying to take over the entire Middle East and the world.

Later:

America invades Iraq and Afghanistan.

Second Intifada started by Hamas.

Israel invades Lebanon temporarily in effort to destroy Hezbollah.

Security situation in Israel and Gaza deteriorate as Hamas attacks the Palestinian Authority. Effectively 3 states begin to form: the Palestinian West Bank which is relatively peaceful and not under blockade, Gaza which is in a state of war and Israel.

Israel blockades Gaza, their stated reasoning is to prevent weapons from reaching the hands of Hamas.

2010

Turkish ship attempts to run the blockade and is boarded in international waters, IDF are attacked and defend themselves. Several die. Another ship is boarded. IDF is not attacked. No one dies.

Somewhere along the line people have learned that being violent for a man of peace is an acceptable behavior. Somehow Jesus inspired bloody crusades and invasions, YHWH inspired the suppression of an indigenous people and Mohamed taught that Jihad was the best way to handle Christians and Jews. The last one on the boat to nowhere is rioting, violent Buddhists. I have watched broadcast after broadcast and statement after statement of the Dalai Lama, the incarnation of the Bodhisattva itself begging for peace and tolerance and somehow, China, Tibetians and the west have interpreted confrontation, violence and shameful disorder.

Unlike the mosaic law, the Bible and Qran, it’s hard to see how “I do not wish for violence, Tibetian autonomy is desired but not independence, I am happy to see the Olympics in China” becomes, “beat up torch carriers and chop up monks, ban the Olympics, free Tibet.” It is Masopher’s firm position that Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Chinese are in the largest part, good, decent and peaceful people, it is just asshats like Wu Heping, Zhang Qingli the Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement and the usual bunch of jokers that scarce deserve re-mention that mess it up for the rest of them.

Jesus, Mohammed and credible prophets aren’t around to defend themselves for the actions of their followers but I really doubt it makes a difference. Even if they were, somehow a damp eyed interviewer or low ranking government bleater would try to get them to condone brutality, asinine behavior and hypocritical politics.

In the early years of the 20^th Century, Zionist Jews and the British government embarked upon an ambitious plot of creating a homeland for the Jewish Diaspora which involved sharing the lands of Palestine with the former Ottoman subjugated Palestinians[1]. A number of administrative gaffs as well as power seeking moves on the part of locals as well as suspicious actions by the dogged and financially flush Zionists not to mention the “discovery” of a certain publication called the Protocols of the elders of Zion [2] led to a lot of “tensions” –to put it ever so mildly- between the Arabs and Jews who lived and wanted to live there but also the poor Christians and Druze who also have stake in the “holy land”. With the events of world war two holocausts, the centuries old plan was implemented as a solution to the extensive European anti-Semitism. While I will one day quite enjoy spelling out the philosophical, psychological and political events of Israel “independence” and the 6 day war and all the other inter-Semitic conflicts as I call them, I will just conclude that Israel was established much to the displeasure of the entire Muslim world Arabs, Persians and others.

An interesting argument happened over the End of year holidays 2007. Basically my co-debater was not convinced at all that many Jews are disproportionally adept at banking and that a country that did not exist before 1948 could not have just been “given” secret nuclear chemical and conventional weapons along with some of the most advanced military technology outside of the United States. My co-debator may not have been aware of the large lobbies in Washington, Whitehall and Paris which “convince” the governments to respective countries to soften their stance on the country. Mentioning concepts like Ashkenazi would just have led my co debater to think I’m making words up as I go along.

It is Masopher’s position that Israel and all its weapons were bought fair and square and that there is no Zionist-Crusader plot to take over the Middle East or cause trouble for Arabs. It is also Masopher’s position that the dual state of Israel and Palestine has remained on the British agenda for more than a century and on the American and French Agendas for almost as long. The state of Israel however has remained on the Jewish agenda for millennia. Since the dual state seems to be a common theme in most countries and the UN with both Israel and Palestine being afforded the same right to exist, Masopher takes the position that this is Israel’s intention as well. Wiping out the Arab race, the Muslim religion or even just the Palestinians just seems too radical a stance. However with Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine averring to push Israel into the sea, the prospect of killing a lot of Jews seems like a remote possibility were it not for the hard measures being taken by Israel in its military and domestic campaigns. For the Arabs Jerusalem is a uniting factor, tribes, Shiite and Sunni and sundry common bonds and a reason to stop feuding for a little. It is Masopher’s position that an external enemy quietens the internal ones should be the mantra for politicians if it is not already this.

Presidents Bushes prediction on the 10 January [3]seems to be the typical politicking similar to condemning Bhutto’s killers and visiting the “middle east” (Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt) ignoring the non-friendly rest of which there are not a few. The words are an empty statement of what others have told them they are about to do. Another reason for this “hardening” on Israel who’s banks and lobbies still flood congress and parliament is to of course try to convince Muslims that the USA and Israel are two different countries and that Israel is not the long arm of Uncle Sam.

Of course Palestine is in the books, it always has been, but Israel wants to live with a peaceful Palestine not an anti-semetic bunch of extremists bent on driving them into the sea.

Reference:

Elie Kedourie “The Chatham House Version” New York: Praeger 1970

Unknown “Protocols of the elders of Zion” English language imprint (London) -1st edition 1920

CNN Bush calls for ‘painful’ Mideast concessions Link