What If Pacifying Iran By Moving Jews Out Of Israel?

 Nadene Goldfoot                                           

 Fleeing tourists leaving Israel in the midst of  Iran bombing Tel Aviv
   Airspace is closed, so choosing a ship            

Would Iran be satisfied if all Jews were moved out of Israel and the Middle East?  Would Iran leave "The Big Satan," the USA, alone and make peace?  

What adds up to "PEACE" anyway;  letting Iran have nuclear inter-continental missiles with warheads of nuclear bombs?  In other words, not destroying the last nuclear sites of Iran such as Fordow in their zeal to destroy Israel and possibly all of the USA?  

The old adage, "been there, done that," comes into play.  Many years ago there was a Jewish newspaper reporter, the non-religious Theodore Herzl, who was concerned about his people of eastern Europe  being wiped out by the pogroms and such;  the anti-Semitism spreading across Europe.  This was before Israel was even considered.                                   

                                 Find Kenya above; it's near that                   

He thought of just that;  buying land somewhere for Jews to call "HOME."   Doing research seriously, he came up with "Africa."  

• The Uganda Scheme: In 1903, the British government
•  proposed a territory in East Africa (modern-day Kenya) for Jewish settlement as a temporary refuge from persecution in Europe.
• Herzl's Initial Interest: Herzl, facing Ottoman resistance to a
•  Jewish homeland in Palestine, saw the Uganda proposal as
•  a potentially viable option for Jewish immigrants in immediate danger. 
• He presented the plan to the Sixth Zionist Congress in 1903 for evaluation.
• Opposition and Rejection: The proposal met with strong
•  opposition within the Zionist movement and from other
•  groups, ultimately leading to its rejection at the Seventh
•  Zionist Congress in 1905, after Herzl's death.
• Emphasis on Palestine: Despite the debate, the Zionist
•  movement reaffirmed its commitment to a Jewish
•  homeland in Palestine as the ultimate goal. 

Zionists debated with these reasons why Palestine was  their

land to return to and not Africa or other places:

   Chaim Weizmann: chemist, Zionist leader, (1st president

of the state of Israel, born at Motel, near Pinsk, was director of 

biological chemistry at Manchester,  connected with Herzl's 

movement), opposed Uganda in 1903.  

• Weizmann developed a new process for producing acetone by fermenting carbohydrates, mainly starch from corn and potatoes.
• This "Weizmann process" was vital because acetone was a key ingredient in cordite, a smokeless gunpowder essential for the Allied war effort.
• Britain faced a severe shortage of acetone, as Germany was the main supplier of calcium acetate for its production.
• Weizmann's process enabled the mass production of acetone in Britain, Canada, and the United States, which contributed to the Allied victory.  Because of his help, the Jews were led to believe that the
•  Brits would carry out the Balfour Doctrine and Palestine
• would become the Jewish Homeland once again.  

• Need for Refuge from Persecution: The rise of antisemitism in Europe, particularly the pogroms in Russia, prompted many Jews to seek a place of refuge and security. Zionists argued that a Jewish state in Palestine would provide a safe haven for Jews facing persecution.
• Establishment of a Jewish Demographic Majority: Zionists aimed to create a Jewish state with a Jewish majority in Palestine, which they considered essential for their self-determination and security.

• Historical and Religious Connection: Zionism is deeply rooted in the ancient Jewish connection to the Land of Israel, also known as Zion. For millennia, Jews have yearned to return to this land, which they see as their ancestral home, as expressed in religious practices and traditions. The Land of Israel is central to Jewish history and Judaism.

• National Self-Determination: Early Zionists believed that Jews constitute a nation with a right to self-determination, similar to other nations at the time. They sought a territory where they could express their own national sovereignty and escape persecution as a minority.

• Legal Basis: Some Zionists pointed to international
•  agreements like the Balfour Declaration (1917), which
•  expressed British support for a Jewish national home in
•  Palestine, and the UN Partition Plan (1947), which proposed
•  dividing Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state, as legal justifications for a Jewish state. 

It is important to note that these Zionist motivations were not universally accepted, and there were differing viewpoints among Jews themselves, with some smaller religious groups opposing the Zionist movement and advocating for a divinely ordained return. Additionally, today, the Zionist movement has been criticized for its impact on the Palestinian population, leading to conflict and displacement. 

 Being that the King of Iraq and Syria was all for the Jewish 

return (until he saw how riled up they had become due to 

Husseini, the Sherif of Jerusalem, who was appointed by a 

naive Jewish man of parliament by the Brits, towards their

return.  He started riots against Jews living in Palestine.  

                    Chaim Weizmann and King Faisal I in Paris

"The King of both Iraq and Syria was Faisal I. He was the first King of Iraq (1921-1933) and also briefly held the title of King of Syria in 1920. He was a key figure in the Arab Revolt and played a significant role in the formation of the modern Middle East. "  He was an educated man, but his people were not.  He had hoped they would learn from the closeness to the Jews.

Our origins were in ancient Israel.  We've been forced to live in others' countries and treated badly, more  like 2nd class citizens at the best, and then there's the worst.  Even in the USA, anti-Semitism prevailed in New York and elsewhere in the 1920's.  

So the Jewish people seem to be primed for the "Great Return Back,' that actually was prophesized.  It's happened, along with "Anti-Semitism elsewhere almost equaling what was going on in Germany in the 30's before the Holocaust.  

Can't you imagine what would happen if Trump moved us all out of Israel and said, 'Here, Iran.  The cause of your angst is no longer there.  We can sign a peace treaty, and they would laugh in your face.  They would claim to be the winner and become the ruler of the whole world.  And as for the Jews, there would be no place where 7 million Jews could live, as all the anti-Semitism wouldn't allow it.  

So don't hold your breath;  Jews are not leaving Israel.  We've waited for almost 2,000 years for this time to return to our ancient homeland, a homeland that greeted the Jewish people gladly, for it knew they could restore the swamps and deserts to fruitful areas once again.  

So we're back to the drawing board pondering what to do to change Iran, a country once happily a friend of Israel until the Ayatollahs appearance.                             

Don't tell us to Fly us to the moon, either. I'd add that if Iran can't stand our survival, let them leave and fly to the moon, themselves.  

 Yes, there is a song called "Fly Me to the Moon". It was originally written by Bart Howard in 1954 and is famously associated with Frank Sinatra's 1964 recording. The song is also known by its original title, "In Other Words". Sinatra's version became closely tied to the Apollo missions to the moon, with Buzz Aldrin playing it upon landing on the moon.