Zionist Logic
By Malcolm X
From The Egyptian Gazette — Sept. 17, 1964
The Zionist armies that now occupy Palestine claim their
ancient Jewish prophets predicted that in the “last days of this
world” their own God would raise them up a “messiah” who would
lead them to their promised land, and they would set up their
own “divine” government in this newly-gained land, this “divine”
government would enable them to “rule all other nations with a
rod of iron.”
If the Israeli Zionists believe their present occupation of Arab
Palestine is the fulfillment of predictions made by their Jewish
prophets, then they also religiously believe that Israel must
fulfill its “divine” mission to rule all other nations with a
rod of iron, which only means a different form of iron-like
rule, more firmly entrenched even, than that of the former
European Colonial Powers.
These Israeli Zionists religiously believe their Jewish God has
chosen them to replace the outdated European colonialism with a
new form of colonialism, so well disguised that it will enable
them to deceive the African masses into submitting willingly to
their “divine” authority and guidance, without the African
masses being aware that they are still colonized.
CAMOUFLAGE
The Israeli Zionists are convinced they have successfully
camouflaged their new kind of colonialism. Their colonialism
appears to be more “benevolent,” more “philanthropic,” a system
with which they rule simply by getting their potential victims
to accept their friendly offers of economic “aid,” and other
tempting gifts, that they dangle in front of the
newly-independent African nations, whose economies are
experiencing great difficulties. During the 19th century, when
the masses here in Africa were largely illiterate it was easy
for European imperialists to rule them with “force and fear,”
but in this present era of enlightenment the African masses are
awakening, and it is impossible to hold them in check now with
the antiquated methods of the 19th century.
The imperialists, therefore, have been compelled to devise new
methods. Since they can no longer force or frighten the masses
into submission, they must devise modern methods that will
enable them to manouevre the African masses into willing
submission.
The modern 20th century weapon of neo-imperialism is
“dollarism.” The Zionists have mastered the science of
dollarism: the ability to come posing as a friend and
benefactor, bearing gifts and all other forms of economic aid
and offers of technical assistance. Thus, the power and
influence of Zionist Israel in many of the newly “independent”
African nations has fast-become even more unshakeable than that
of the 18th century European colonialists… and this new kind of
Zionist colonialism differs only in form and method, but never
in motive or objective.
At the close of the 19th century when European imperialists
wisely foresaw that the awakening masses of Africa would not
submit to their old method of ruling through force and fears,
these ever-scheming imperialists had to create a “new weapon,”
and to find a “new base” for that weapon.
DOLLARISM
The number one weapon of 20th century imperialism is zionist
dollarism, and one of the main bases for this weapon is Zionist
Israel. The ever-scheming European imperialists wisely placed
Israel where she could geographically divide the Arab world,
infiltrate and sow the seed of dissension among African leaders
and also divide the Africans against the Asians.
Zionist Israel’s occupation of Arab Palestine has forced the
Arab world to waste billions of precious dollars on armaments,
making it impossible for these newly independent Arab nations to
concentrate on strengthening the economies of their countries
and elevate the living standard of their people.
And the continued low standard of living in the Arab world has
been skillfully used by the Zionist propagandists to make it
appear to the Africans that the Arab leaders are not
intellectually or technically qualified to lift the living
standard of their people … thus, indirectly “inducing” Africans
to turn away from the Arabs and towards the Israelis for
teachers and technical assistance.
“They cripple the bird’s wing, and then condemn it for not
flying as fast as they.”
The imperialists always make themselves look good, but it is
only because they are competing against economically crippled
newly independent countries whose economies are actually
crippled by the Zionist-capitalist conspiracy. They can’t stand
against fair competition, thus they dread Gamal Abdul Nasser’s
call for African-Arab Unity under Socialism.
MESSIAH?
If the “religious” claim of the Zionists is true that they were
to be led to the promised land by their messiah, and Israel’s
present occupation of Arab Palestine is the fulfillment of that
prophesy: where is their messiah whom their prophets said would
get the credit for leading them there? It was Ralph Bunche who
“negotiated” the Zionists into possession of Occupied Palestine!
Is Ralph Bunche the messiah of Zionism? If Ralph Bunche is not
their messiah, and their messsiah has not yet come, then what
are they doing in Palestine ahead of their messiah?
Did the Zionists have the legal or moral right to invade Arab
Palestine, uproot its Arab citizens from their homes and seize
all Arab property for themselves just based on the “religious”
claim that their forefathers lived there thousands of years ago?
Only a thousand years ago the Moors lived in Spain. Would this
give the Moors of today the legal and moral right to invade the
Iberian Peninsula, drive out its Spanish citizens, and then set
up a new Moroccan nation … where Spain used to be, as the
European zionists have done to our Arab brothers and sisters in
Palestine?…
In short the Zionist argument to justify Israel’s present
occupation of Arab Palestine has no intelligent or legal basis
in history … not even in their own religion. Where is their
Messiah?
