Letter that Theodor Herzl Wrote in 1897 ... as if he wrote it yesterday!

 

Herzl, in 1897

"We have sincerely tried everywhere to merge with the national communities in which we live, seeking only to preserve the faith of our fathers. It is not permitted.

 In vain are we loyal patriots, sometimes super loyal; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow citizens; in vain do we strive to enhance the fame of our native lands in the arts and sciences, or her wealth by trade and commerce.

 In our native lands where we have lived for centuries, we are still decried as aliens, often by men whose ancestors had not yet come at a time when Jewish sighs had long been heard in the country...If we were only left in peace...But I think we shall not be left in peace."

I know that with the above Herzl quote, all the haters will come out like roaches when lights come on! 

The truth is that both Satmar and Skver owe Herzl, a huge hakoras ha'toiv, but they stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the good that he did for them! 

In 1903 Theodor Herzl presented the Sixth World Zionist Congress in Basil with the infamous "Uganda Scheme!" 

Herzl presented this idea as a temporary refuge for Jews to escape the rising antisemitism in Europe.

This "Uganda" business was not his idea it was the brainchild of the British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain who wanted to create a Jewish Homeland in Uganda, Herzl was initially against the scheme as his focus was primarily on Palestine, however, everything changed after the Kishnev Pogrom and at that point, he went all out to a secure a Jewish Homeland even if it was Uganda; the scheme crashed and failed as the Zionist were against it; they wanted Eretz Yisrael exclusively! 

The proof that he initially wanted Palestine is in the letter above that was printed in 1897, six years BEFORE he presented the "Uganda Scheme" to the Zionist Congress. In the letter, he laments and expresses his sorrow that Jews "will never be left in peace" in the diaspora. There are of course many other documents that prove this as well!

So what does this have to do with Satmar? 

A couple of weeks ago both Der Goy and Der Bloteh, Satmar newspapers, denigrated Herzl  falsely claiming that Herzl "really had no connection to Eretz Yisrael since he proposed "Uganda" as a Homeland for the Jewish people"

We all know, especially history buffs, that this is a bald-faced fabricated lie! 

What is fascinating is what they didn't write! 

What they didn't have the cajónes to write was that Satmar and Skver actually implemented the "Uganda Scheme" in their own communities! 

Kiryas "Uganda" Yoel in Monroe and New "Uganda" Skver in Spring Valley! 

Both of these communities in Chutz Le'aaretz is precisely the plan that Herzl presented to the Sixth Zionist Congress, having a Jewish State exclusively for Jews outside of Eretz Yisrael! 

Not only aren't they thanking him for this "brilliant" idea but they denigrate him for exactly wanting what they actually did! Herzl never succeeded in this initial "scheme" but Satmar did succeed,. 

Not only that, but Satmar is constantly fighting with their goyishe neighbors because they are seeking to expand Kiryas "uganda" Yoel buying land and expelling the goyim to expand. They are constantly in the courts! Their rallying cry against Jewish Settlers in Eretz Yisrael "Hisgaaras Be'umois" is suddenly silent when it comes to themselves! 

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