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Submitted by yuval Brandstetter MD, Nov 7, 2007 02:46

One likely explanation of Antonius' antagonism toward the Jews of the Land of Israel is the deep inculcation of Dhimmitude in the middle-eastern Christian circles. The fear of the all-conquering Arab whose atrocities know no bounds (the Mufti inspecting the Gas chambers at Auschwitz comes to mind) is paralyzing. Even today it paralyzes all Chrisitans in Israel and Lebanon who are so imbued with fear of Jihad they would rather side with Arab terror against themselves, than with the Jews who will guarantee civil and religious rights/

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One likely explanation of Antonius' antagonism toward the Jews of the Land of Israel is the deep inculcation of Dhimmitude...	yuval Brandstetter MD	Nov 7, 2007 02:46
I should add to what I said above about George Antonius and his patron, Charles R Crane, that Crane helped... [MORE]	Elliott A Green	Oct 28, 2007 08:12
Hillel Halkin might have delved deeper into the careers of George Antonius and his patron, Charles R Crane. Stephen Wise... [MORE]	Elliott A Green	Oct 24, 2007 11:09
Hillel Halkin has some serious problems with his timeline. If Antonius was denied an appointment at Columbia in 1936, it... [MORE]	John Prudden	Oct 25, 2007 12:48
John Prudden is right that George Antonius' book, The Arab Awakening, was first published in 1938. The book was published... [MORE]	Elliott A Green	Dec 4, 2007 14:15

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