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Herzelia,
Israel , January 1, 2007
THE
IRANIAN THREAT TO WIPE ISRAEL OFF THE MAP
BY HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Solly Ganor
Sadam
Hussein who threatened to burn down Israel was hanged
yesterday without fulfilling his wish. Among his last
words was ‘Long live Palestine.’
The main reason why he hated Israel was the fact that
in 1979 we thwarted his plans to Build and atomic bomb.
A squadron of Israeli fighter bombers took care of that
threat.
State Mr. James A Baker was furious with Israel and
threatened us with sanctions. However, in 1991 during
the first Iraqi war president Bush, the father, was
very grateful that we did. It is doubtful that the coalition
forces would have dared to attack Sadam Hussein if he
possessed nuclear weapons.
Most likely Sadam Hussein would have been alive and
well today and would be the ruler not only of Kuwait
but perhaps of Saudi Arabia and the other gulf oil states
as well.
It was Israel that prevented that calamity.
However, with Sadam gone we are faced with another threat,
Iran whose leaders proclaim day and night that they
will wipe Israel off the map. The world doesn’t seem
particularly disturbed by the threat of a new Holocaust
against the Jewish state.
The majority of Holocaust survivors and their descendents
live in Israel and the new threat evokes in us old nightmares
of Dachau and Auschwitz, Babi Yar and Ponar. Are we
going to face this new threat once again alone with
the whole world standing silently by as it did during
the last Holocaust?
How serious are the threats coming from Iran?
Considering that the Islamic death cult is the prevailing
philosophy among the Islamic terrorists, it is very
serious. It becomes even more serious when you see on
Iranian television thousands of young people signing
up to become suicide bombers for Allah, not to mention
dozens of other Islamic countries. Would they use their
nuclear weapons against Israel once they developed it?
We think that it is more than likely.
However, there is a small difference between the last
Holocaust and the looming one ahead. The chief of the
Israeli air force is the son of Holocaust survivors.
The only Israeli cosmonaut IIlan Ramon who, unfortunately
perished in the Columbia space shuttle crash, was one
of the pilots who bombed and destroyed the Iraqi atomic
bomb effort in 1979.
He too was a son of Holocaust survivors. There are many
more high-ranking officers in the Israeli army and air
force that are children of Holocaust survivors and are
very sensitive to the Holocaust issues.
I am sure that there are those in Israel who are working
on the problem right now and if necessary, will deal
with the Iranians they way they dealt with the Iraqis
in 1979. Those who doubt us, do not understand what
the Holocaust means to us survivors, our children, grand
children, and all of Israel.
I suggest, that not only the Iranians should take notice
of it, but Western countries as well. If they think
that Israel will sit quietly and allow it to be wiped
off the map they should better think twice about it.
I
remember a conversation I had with two young Germans
in Frankfurt a few years ago.
I was invited at the time to Frankfurt by my publishers
the ‘Fischer Verlag’ to discuss my book ‘ Das Andere
Leben’ with a group of young people. The book was originally
published in English under the name of ’Light One Candle’.
After
the lecture I met two young Germans who explained to
me why they think that Israel is the most dangerous
country in the world. Naturally, I was outraged.
Their argument was as follows:
“We
consider Israel the most dangerous country not because
we think that Israel constitutes a danger to Europe.
What we do believe is that if a major war breaks out
again between Israel and the Arab States, and Israel’s
existence is threatened, you may set the world on fire
with your nuclear arsenal. “
I was getting a really annoyed with them and answered:
‘If
you mean that this time, we won’t go peacefully to the
gas chambers like good little Jews, you are absolutely
right. We won’t, even if we have to use all means at
our disposal. If Europe is effected by that, too bad.
Your continent is soaked with Jewish blood anyway. Perhaps
it could do with some cleansing.” I said sharply.
There
was a short silence. The Germans looked embarrassed.
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At
the time I was furious with the Germans, but perhaps
they weren’t so wrong. Perhaps we should make crystal
clear to the world that as far as the survival of Israel
is concerned they better take into the account our Holocaust
background. Perhaps it is not such a bad idea to be
considered a mad dog rather than a silent lamb.
Solly
Ganor
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