Solomonia Archive: The International Jew

Friday, November 26, 2004

Now on sale at a moderate Islamic Web Site near you, Henry Ford's infamous work, The International Jew. This is the complete version including the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Now, I'm all for this book's being available. It's a historical document and I'm against it being "disappeared." But let's take a look at the book description and see if the book is being sold for its historical value, with the vendor distancing themselves from the content, or is it being offered for some other purpose...

In an interview published in the New York World February 17, 1921, Mr. Henry Ford put the case for the "Protocols of Zion" tersely and convincingly. He said: "The only statement I care to make about the Protocols is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old and they have fitted the world situation up to this time. They fit it NOW."

1920 marked the beginning of the publication of this research series, in the Dearborn Independent, the Ford Motor Company's weekly magazine. These articles were eventually collected in book form under the title, The International Jew. The book became a wide success. It is estimated that more than 10 million copies of the book were sold in the United States alone!

Yet today this book is almost impossible to find. You will not be able to buy it in your local bookstore, nor check it out at your local library. The truth is that in the so called "democratic, pluralist" America this book has been systematically suppressed.

The International Jew is a magnifying glass applied to the hidden sources of immorality, vide [sic?], degeneracy, and subversion. It is a threat - a threat to the international financiers who would prefer to keep information selective and geared towards a world oligarchy of self-interest. The lack of awareness of this insidious encroachment into lives of ordinary people increases by the day. By reopening this debate this book exposes the inherent danger of unchecked Zionism.

Emphasis mine. It sounds like an important item, doesn't it? And not just as a piece of history. I should also note that it does not appear that IslamiCity's book selections are "farmed out" to a third party. They have a limited selection of items of interest to Muslims. The International Jew appears under the "Socio/Political" heading. [Side note: Take note of this (apparently antiSemitic) page which claims that Ford's apology for publishing the works is a forgery - Ford actually planned to re-publish the book...so it says.]

Compare the above to this portion of the Amazon description. The "From the Publisher" portion is a bit...quirky, but still beats the above:

From the Publisher ...These articles are worthy of reproduction due to their historical value. In NO WAY IS THE PUBLISHER ANTI-SEMITIC. As a religious and philosophical publisher, we make old and scarce works available to the modern reader-regardless of their position on any certain topic. For the Jewish zealots who are outraged at this publication, consider that if anything stated herein is true, then the Jewish people must live with their history without remaking it or pretending it to be something different than what is the actual truth. If these articles are false and derogatory, then let the facts speak for themselves and condemn the editors of these articles. The truth will eventually surface to the benefit of both the Jewish zealot and those who would criticize the great Jewish people. Certainly in the twenty-first century, an advanced society can debate ideas on their own merit and prove any philosophy to be true or false without fanaticism from either side. No race or religion is above criticism. Conversely, no race or religion is worthy of condemnation and excoriation. It is not the words in a book that make or demean a people-only their actions. Every person and every race has their high and low moments. Only a fair minded soul can see the good in all peoples everywhere. Hopefully, you the reader, are such a soul. This book contains important historical information and as such, it is herewith reprinted.

Product Description:

...At the Nuremberg Tribunal, Baldur Von Shirach, Hitler Youth Leader, said he had been influenced through reading these books. The work was also quoted in Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.

This volume reprints the articles from May 22 to October 2, 1920.
This four-volume set is an important document in the history of anti-semiticism [sic] in America.

(The Amazon version seems to be from a different publisher - at least the cover photo is different. It would be interesting to know where IslamiCity gets theirs.)

And take note - while Amazon takes pride in stocking a huge variety of works (and we should be thankful for that), IslamiCity selects a far shorter list specifically for their audience. What they think is interesting and important...and why...is certainly illuminating.

(With thanks to emailer Miss Kelley for the pointer.)

Posted by Solomon at 6:21 PM on Friday, Nov 26, 2004
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