1920 – 2008: How Far We’ve Come?
“The dignity, integrity, and rights of the American and European people are being played with by a small but deceitful number of people called Zionists. Although they are a minuscule minority, they have been dominating an important portion of the financial and monetary centers, as well as the political decision-making centers of some European countries and the U.S. in a deceitful, complex, and furtive manner.” |
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“… a group of internationalists, most of whom were members of the Jewish race, seized the machinery of government and have held it ever since. … “In order to overcome the resistance of those states which are unwilling to make submission to the new Jewish power, there must be no hesitation in resorting to violence, cunning, hypocrisy, bribery, fraud, and treason, or to the seizure of the property of others.” |
“It is deeply disastrous to witness that some presidential or premier nominees in some big countries have to visit these people, take part in their gatherings, swear their allegiance and a commitment to their interests, in order to attain financial or media support. “This means that the great people of America and various nations of Europe need to obey the demands and wishes of a small number of acquisitive and invasive people.” |
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“… a Jewish dictatorship is to be gradually built up, principally through the “terrible” Jewish power of the purse and through the other great Jewish powers of control over the press. … “To this conception of statesmanship the masses are contemptible cattle, and the political leaders of the Gentiles … are puppets, pulled by the hidden hand of the “elders,” puppets mostly corrupt, always inefficient, easily coaxed, or bullied, or blackmailed into submission, unconsciously furthering the advent of Jewish dominion.” |
“You see, we have no problems with Jewish people. There are many Jews who live in Iran today. In Iran, for every 150,000 people, we have one representative at the parliament, or the Majles. “For the Jewish community, even though there are only 20,000 in Iran, they still have one independent member in parliament who has the same prerogatives as the other members of parliament. “But please pay attention to the fact that the Zionists are not Jewish people.” |
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“In conclusion it must be states that the motives which have actuated the publication of the book are not anti-Semitic. … “The publishers believe that the vast majority of the Jews in this country have never heard of the Protocols, and would denounce the plan which they set forth. The Jews here, constituting about three per cent of the population, enjoy the same rights and privileges as other citizens. All are equal before the law and all are free from persecution on religious grounds.” |
Sources: UN remarks; Larry King interview; 1920 English translation of Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Key: |
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2008. |
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during interview with Larry King on CNN, broadcast on Sept. 23, 2008. |
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The Protocols and World Revolution, including a translation and analysis of the Protocols of the Meetings of the Zionist Men of Wisdom, published by Small, Maynard & Company, Boston, 1920. |
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