Speciall Infforrmatti I ion Bulletti in Aprri ill 20,, 2005 Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S) Bashar Assad s Syria: A focus of continued incitement to venomous anti-semitism. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a Syrian best-seller: Another version of The Protocols, published in Syria in 2004 1 1 Update of http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia//english/hate- ANTI%20SEMITISM/PDF/MAR8_05.PDF
The front cover of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Damascus 2004. Edited by the Research Committee of Rasslan Alaa Al-Din Publishers Overview The Syrian régime, under both Hafez Assad and his son Bashar, is infected with anti-semitism. That has been made evident in recent years by the pronouncements of president Bashar, the anti-semitic overtones in the Syrian media (including the production of anti-semitic movies for TV such as The Diaspora 2 ) and the publishing of many anti-semitic books, including a new edition of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Another edition of The Protocols, which Rasslan Publishers are trying to market as research, was published in Damascus in 2004. Various editions of the book are marketed throughout the Arab-Muslim world (and also reach the hands of Israeli Arabs) and contribute to anti-semitism among their readers. It is worthwhile mentioning that the authoritative Syrian régime supervises all books written and distributed in and exported from Syria. The book has an introduction (which completely distorts historical fact) which describes the circumstances of the composition of The Protocols as a tool for the Elders of Zion to take over the world and reveals how they were exposed. It then goes on to list a number of absurd accusations against the Jews, the proof of which are The Protocols themselves: the attempt to take over world mass communications media, to harm Gentiles, to harm the wealthy; acts of treachery, harming the Jews own agents, encouraging alcoholism, favoring power over justice, corrupting the Gentile world, instigating the First and Second World Wars and other fabrications (See below, Description of The Protocols). 2 "The Diaspora" is a TV serial produced in Syria and distributed by Hezbollah in Lebanon and to the whole world via Al-Manar, the Hezbollah TV satellite channel. Another anti-semitic TV program is the movie The Garden of Death, which was broadcast in Syria, Lebanon (via Al-Manar) and Palestinian Authority. 2
The frontispiece The Protocols of the Elders of Zion Translation and research: Rasslan Alaa al-din First edition: 2004 Number of copies printed: 1000 Copyrighted Published and distributed: Alaa Al-Din Institute for Publishing and Distribution Technical editing and cover design: Feisal Khafian Letters should be addressed to: Alaa al-din Publishing and Distributing Institute Syria Damascus Telephone: 5617071 Fax: 5613241 PO Box 30598 3
The back cover Notice to the reader on the back cover: At first glance, The Protocols would seem to be the figment of a sick imagination. Actually, they are not at all imaginary. They are established fact and every word contained herein has been rigorously researched. Their principles have been and are still being applied by the world Zionist movement, and that is why it is important to study, understand and analyze them. This book tears the mask off the [true] face of the world Zionist movement, which seeks to control the world through fraud and deceit. 4
Know your enemy if you wish to conquer him, is a well-know phrase by one of the sages. Therefore, if we want to know our enemy, not only ours but of every cultured individual who believes in right and shuns wrong, we must read and understand these Protocols. Description of the main points of The Protocols3 -- a translation of pages 13-16 of the Introduction The Freemasons 4 are a tool in the hands of the Zionist movement. In the fourth Protocol the author states: The truth of the matter is that our power is hidden. The visible Freemasons serve us as a cloak and [in effect] only act to hide [our power] and our goals. Activating public opinion and the newspapers after they have been taken over [by the Jews]: They will be used as weapons [for propaganda and psychological warfare] against any enemy liable to attack the Jews. That is based on the seventh Protocol: The governments of the non-jews are implementing the stages of our overall plot, which is almost finished. Therefore, we ourselves force them to do so by using what is known as public opinion, which we design in secret with the help of the Great Empire the written media, which are almost completely under our control. Harming the wealthy Gentiles, or goys, and enslaving them to the Jews. That appears in all the Protocols: The wealth of the world will be poured into our hands and we hoard it. Thus all Gentiles will have been transformed into poor workers and paupers. Betraying its agents. The fourth Protocol refers to the secret Zionist takeover and the placing of Zionist agents in the forefront of events. That is, [the Zionists] hide behind their constantly changing agents, and that change does no harm. Quite the opposite, it supports the secret force economically and saves it a lot of money. [It would have had a lot of expenses] if it had to pay a [generous] salary for long- 3 Literal translation: general features. However, an examination of the Introduction shows that the author chose features of the Protocols which for him were specific and prominent. 4 Both classic European anti-semitism and modern Arab anti-semitism often offer the false claim that the Freemasons serve the Jews in realizing their plots to take over the world. 5
term and wide-spread services. [Therefore, the Jews method] is to keep changing [one agent] for another. Encouraging the Gentiles to become alcoholics. The issue is mentioned in most of the Protocols, for instance, the sixth: We will spread paths to alcoholism. The Jews do not believe in justice, only power. In their eyes power enables them to commit crimes. They use their power to control lawmaking. The ninth Protocol [states]: I can report to you with an entirely clean conscience that we determine lawmaking and are its source. The time will come when we will be able to enforce legislation and its source we will slaughter whom we choose and pardon whom we choose. The Jews endeavor to corrupt all generations all over the world. [They] encourage all kinds of fantastic theories and urge people along all kinds of useless paths. The ninth Protocol [states]: As for non-jewish youth, we have deceived and fooled them, we have turned their heads and corrupted their paths and thus fostered principles and theories we know are improper and worthless. Contempt for all non-jewish peoples, who are described as shallow. The tenth Protocol [states]: Governments and peoples are satisfied by policies that deal with the obvious and do not delve deeply into matters. Treating the Gentiles as if their only aspiration in life is to satisfy their urges and the lusts of their bodies. The tenth Protocol [states]: And how can the Gentiles get to the heart of the matter when all they can think of is amusing themselves and debauchery. It can be seen that the author of The Protocols is not only a racist, but he clearly shows his desire to put himself at the front of Zionism [in particular] and the world in general. The tenth Protocol [states]: Regarding the project of establishing the government, one of us must devote all his attention to it. 6
The Jews use words like liberty, justice, equality and liberality but they do not believe in them at all. The tenth Protocol [states]: The Freemasons use words like liberality, liberty, equality and fraternity. When rule is ours we will change them to the right of freedom, the duty of equality, the perfection of fraternity. Samson s choice: Samson was a mythological Jewish hero who destroyed the building in which his trial took place and killed himself along with his enemies. That is, when everyone [all the non-jews] stand against the Jews, an all-inclusive world war must be started. The seventh Protocol [states]: And when everyone joins forces against us the only thing to do is start a comprehensive world war. The important point here is that it makes us take notice of the role of the Jews in starting the First and Second World Wars. 7
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Appendix The Protocols, a Syrian best seller: Various versions of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion which were published in Syria in many editions over the past decade under the régimes of Hafez and Bashar Assad 5 The first edition of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (2005), written by Raja Abd al-hamid Urabi and published by Al-Awael The first edition of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (2004) published by Rasslan Alaa Al- Din 5 It is reasonable to assume that there are additional versions which we do not have. 12
The eighth edition of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (1997) published by Mustafa Tlass (a confidant of Hafez Assad and Syrian Minister of Defense for many years) and edited by Ajaj Nuwayhid. 13