Peace
And Its Enemies
By Gilad Atzmon
Most
people around the globe are relieved by the prospect of peace following the
lifting the embargo against Iran. Two groups, however, are not so happy. The
Saudis and the Jews. The Saudi unease is based on geopolitical terms:
Sunni/Shia conflict, oil market competition, and so on. However, it is puzzling
that NY Jewish leaders are pretty upset by the prospect of putting this never
ending conflict to sleep.
The
American Jewish Committee (AJC), a body that claims to represent American Jews,
reacted to the nuclear deal with a statement that it should not mean a return
to “business as usual.”
“We
call on governments to make it clear – to their countries’ business sector –
that the JCPOA does not represent a return to ‘business as usual’ with the
world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. A range of tough US sanctions,
which AJC supports, remains in effect; Iran’s non-nuclear activities, which are
ongoing and destabilizing, are subject to continued – and likely escalating –
sanctions,” read a statement by AJC on Sunday.
The
AJC and the ADL are apparently concerned with ‘human rights’ issues. Both
pointed to “Iran’s on going human rights abuses and expansionism in the Middle
East, in part through proxies like Hezbollah.” One would actually expect these
Jewish organisations to deal first with the inhumanity of their Jewish State
that’s a leading force in abuse of human rights, brutal racism and
expansionism.
AIPAC
declared that the lifting of sanctions is a “dangerous moment for America and
our allies.” The group called on policymakers to confront “regional proxies”
while taking “firm action to support our allies, especially Israel.”
B’nai
B’rith, yet another Jewish American institution, said the US decision to slap
sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile tests last October and December
reinforced their skepticism about Iran’s willingness to go forward in
compliance with the JCPOA. Seemingly American Jewish institutions are
collectively distressed by the resolution of the conflict with Iran. Peace and
reconciliation must be foreign to their lexicon. Perhaps someone should take a
second and explain to these intrusive foreign lobbies that for America and the
West, Iran is the last hope for stability in the region. Iran is the only
regional power that can help to reverse the disaster created by the Jewish
State and its lobby. But then it is not surprising to find Jewish lobbies
locating themselves at the forefront of the pro war camp. As I have been saying
for years, shalom doesn’t mean peace, it means security for the Jews.
American
Jewish lobbies such as AJC, AIPAC, ADL and B’nai B’rith appear convinced that
America fighting Iran is good for the Jews. However, it seems that, contrary to
the wisdom of its Jewish lobbies, the American administration eventually
gathered that peace is patriotic.
Gilad Atzmon is an
Israeli-born British jazz saxophonist, novelist, political activist and writer.
Atzmon's album Exile was BBC jazz album of the year in 2003. Playing over 100
dates a year,[4] he has been called "surely the hardest-gigging man in
British jazz." His albums, of which he has recorded nine to date, often
explore the music of the Middle East and political themes. He has described
himself as a "devoted political artist." He supports the Palestinian
right of return and the one-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
His criticisms of Zionism, Jewish identity, and Judaism, as well as his
controversial views on The Holocaust and Jewish history have led to allegations
of antisemitism from both Zionists and anti-Zionists. A profile in The Guardian
in 2009 which described Atzmon as "one of London's finest
saxophonists" stated: "It is Atzmon's blunt anti-Zionism rather than
his music that has given him an international profile, particularly in the Arab
world, where his essays are widely read."
His new book The
Wandering Who? is now availble at Amazon.com..Show Less
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