How does the Holocaust story benefit Jews today?
It helps protect Jews as a group from criticism. As a kind of secular religion, it provides an emotional bond between Jews and their leaders. It is a powerful tool in Jewish money-raising campaigns, and is used to justify US aid to Israel. • How does it benefit the State of Israel? It justifies the billions of dollars in “reparations” Germany has paid to Israel and many individual “survivors.” It is used by the Zionist/Israeli lobby to dictate a pro-Israel American foreign policy in the Middle East, and to force American taxpayer aid to Israel, totaling billions of dollars per year. • How is it used by many Christian clergymen? The Holocaust story is cited to justify the Old Testament notion of Jews as a holy and eternally persecuted “Chosen People.” • How did it benefit the Communists? It diverted attention from Soviet war mongering and atrocities before, during and after the Second World War. • How does it benefit Britain? In much the same way it benefitted the Soviet Union. • Is the
