Zionist Invention of Iran Threat – An Interview with Prof. Yakov Rabkin
Good evening from the Editorial Team of ProMosaik e.V.,
we have already talked about Iran in the last days, after the historical Iran Deal in Vienna, achieved after 12 years’ of work this 14th of July 2015. The only State opposing to this deal is Israel which talks about how dangerous Iran is for the Zionist State.
We have talked about this invention and culture of fear on which Zionism is based to Prof. Yakov Rabkin of the University of Montreal. We thank him a lot for his time.
We had already published his great article about Iran before the deal:
http://promosaik.blogspot.com.tr/2015/03/netanyahu-and-iran-must-read-by-prof.html
when Netanyahu spoke in front of the US-Congress about the so called “Iranic threat”.´
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Dr. phil. Milena Rampoldi
ProMosaik e.V.
Dr. phil. Milena Rampoldi:
In an earlier article I outlined the history of that invention (http://www.acjna.org/acjna/articles_detail.aspx?id=575 ). Israel used its allies and agents to promote it and make it into an international issue. Thus Israel was able to distract world attention from the Palestinians, and deal with them with impunity. No less importantly, this fabrication offered Israeli society another “existential threat”. Apparently, the non-existent Iranian bomb has now been replaced by another “existential threat” – BDS, international peaceful campaign to apply boycott, divestment and economic sanctions to make Israel change its policy toward the Palestinians. Some Israelis believe that their society would implode without these existential threats. Fear is what holds it together.
How are the real relations between Jews and Irani people in Iran which has a big Jewish community?
Prof. Yakov Rabkin:
While I have no direct knowledge of the situation of Jews in Iran, it appears they are doing no worse than other Iranians. There have been no violence or specific repressive measures reported.
How can a refusal of Zionist ideology help us today to promote the friendship between the Jews and the Muslim peoples in general and Iranin particular?
Prof. Yakov Rabkin:
It is important to emphasize that Zionism has been a rupture and a rebellion against Judaism. Most Jews opposed it when it emerged in the late 19th century. One must reject anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and understand that Jews around the world, whatever their vocal support Israel, have no influence on Israeli policies. They should not be held responsible for what Israel is and does. Then one could see that Judaism and Islam are two closest religions to each other, that Jews lived a lot better in Islamic than Christian realms and that many classical works of Judaism are written in Arabic. Moreover, Jews with their experience of anti-Semitism in Christian countries can help Muslim to cope with the growing Islamophobia.
What would you say to the German Chief of the Zentralrat der Juden Dr. Schuster saying about the Iranian deal that it is dangerous for Israel and for the stability of the whole Middle East?
Prof. Yakov Rabkin:
Netanyahu relies on support from one of the main donors to the Republican Party. One can expect the Prime Minister’s credibility to remain sterling in those circles and their media. Elsewhere, he appears a lot less credible. But at issue is not his personality. Israel’s political mainstream is behind Netanyahu in denouncing the Vienna agreement. This is part of the inexorable shift of Israeli public to the right (http://972mag.com/for-the-first-time-in-history-jews-can-take-part-in-war-from-home/109087/). And this leads to Israel’s growing isolation in the world, including isolation from Jews in major countries.
http://promosaik.blogspot.com.tr/2015/07/zionist-invention-of-iran-threat.html