This weekend The JC seems to be particularly frustrated<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>, explaining to their concerned readers that \u201cBritain’s largest book distribution database company has said it cannot withdraw The Wandering Who<\/em> unless the title is found to have breached race hate legislation\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n And yet, it\u00a0 seems that no one in the Jewish Chronicle has read the book, or any of my writing \u2013 otherwise it is hard to explain why the JC keep\u00a0labeling me as an \u2018anti-Semite\u2019 or a\u00a0\u2018racist\u2019. Had the JC actually bothered to read my writing or taken the time to follow my speeches and debates, they would have realised that there is no trace of\u00a0\u2018racism\u2019 or \u2018anti-Semitism\u2019 in my work<\/strong>: yes, I am critical of Jewish politics; yes I am an opponent of Jewish political power, and yes, I follow my duties as a humanist to expose Jewish identity politics for what it really is.\u00a0 This fact alone\u00a0may explain why my book is supported by <\/span>\u00a0respected humanists<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> and some of the most distinguished academics, all of whom are held in high regard in their fields and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n The JC\u00a0complains that \u201cin the book Atzmon discusses his belief that \u2018the Holocaust religion was well-established\u2019 before the Nazis carried out aspects of the Shoah including the Final Solution and Kristallnacht.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The JC is absolutely correct here. That is exactly what I am discussing. And yet, the question is, what is wrong with doing so? Is it racist or anti-Semitic? And indeed, I also insist that trauma is inherent to Jewish Culture.\u00a0 Here is, for instance,\u00a0an old Jewish joke from the 19th century<\/span><\/p>\n A Jewish Telegram:<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Get Worried, details to follow\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n In \u2018The Wandering Who\u2019<\/em> I contend that Jewish identity politics is defined by a unique condition, namely, \u2018Pre Traumatic Stress Disorder\u2019. It is the \u2018future trauma\u2019\u00a0that shapes the Jewish present and ideology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The JC is also concerned with the following quote: “It is more than likely that ‘Jews’ do not have a centre or headquarters. It is more than likely that they aren’t aware of their particular role within the entire system, the way an organ is not aware of its role within the complexity of an organism.”<\/span><\/p>\n And yet I am\u00a0puzzled by their concern: what is exactly wrong with the above? If anything, it suggests that there are no Jewish conspiracies, and that Jews as people are actually innocent of the sinister associations of such.<\/span><\/p>\n Or, does the JC prefer to argue otherwise?\u00a0 Would The JC insist that Lord Levy knew exactly what he was doing when he was the leading fundraiser for a government that took Britain into an illegal war? Does the JC prefer to argue that Neocons David Aaronovitch and Nick Cohen knew exactly what they were doing when they advocated the same\u00a0war on every\u00a0 British press outlet that was foolish enough to let their voice be heard?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I actually seem to be slightly kinder to Aaronovitch, Cohen, Levy, Saban, Wolfowitz, Freidman, Sharon, Peres, Livni, Greenspan, Foxman and many others: I am happy to agree that they were hijacked by a lethal ideology or culture rather than being consciously sinister.<\/span><\/p>\n I also learned from the JC that \u201cA Guardian spokeswoman said that the way its books were advertised online would be reviewed following complaints about The Wandering Who.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n I think that The Guardian should indeed review its policy \u2013 and\u00a0 the sooner the better. When I settled in this country seventeen years ago\u00a0 the \u2018Left\u2019 paper was regarded by many as the \u2018guardian of the truth\u2019, and yet it seems as if, in the last few years, this paper has deteriorated into a guardian of Zionist interests. This, explain for instance,\u00a0 The Guardian\u2019s\u00a0 dubious relationship with Wiki leaks, and it explains why the paper failed to publish leaks concerning Israel. In a recent Counterpunch expose, Jonathan Cook elaborated on the Guardian as an increasingly \u00a0Dangerous Cult<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n However, I still want to believe that The Guardian will find within itself the powers to liberate itself from its current masters, for now, more than ever, we need in this country a brave, egalitarian critical outlet rather than yet another Zionist submissive mouthpiece.<\/span><\/p>\n This morning, number 1 is Anne Frank\u2019s The Diary of a Young Girl<\/em>; number 2 is The Wandering Who<\/em>; Number 3 is Anne Frank Again (different edition)\u00a0 and Number 4 is Shlomo Sand\u2019s The Invention of the Jewish People<\/em>. It is not a coincidence. As it happens, The Wandering Who<\/em> is there to locate Anne Frank\u00a0 within the context of the phantasmic invention of the Jewish people.<\/span><\/p>\n By now, it should be clear to both The Guardian and the JC that their joint attempt has failed. But far more interesting\u00a0 is the fact that their failure is just another symptom of their growing intellectual irrelevance.<\/span><\/p>\n If some Jewish people still insist on regarding themselves as \u2018the people of the book\u2019, they should stop wasting their time, and they should start to engage in a dialogue with my text rather than trying to burn it. If Jews insist that I am misguided and wrong, they would be better off showing some tolerance and joining in the open debate.<\/span><\/p>\n I wish them luck \u2013 but I don\u2019t hold my breath.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nThe Guardian of British Jews<\/h3>\n
Anne,\u00a0 Shlomo and Me.<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>And now here is the good news: it seems as if the JC\/Guardian\u00a0 joint efforts to stop \u2018The Wandering Who\u2019 have been\u00a0 totally counterproductive, for according to Amazon, The Wandering Who<\/em> is number 2 on the \u2018Bestsellers in Religious History of Judaism\u2019 list.<\/span><\/p>\nYou can now order The Wandering Who on <\/span>Amazon.com <\/span><\/a>\u00a0o<\/span>r Amazon.co.uk<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n