" . . . The other practices of the Jews are sinister and revolting, and have entrenched themselves by their very wickedness. Wretches of the most abandoned kind . . . took to contributing dues and free-will offerings to swell the Jewish exchequer; and other reasons for their increasing wealth may be found in their stubborn loyalty and ready benevolence towards brother Jews. But the rest of the world they confront with the hatred reserved for enemies."^1b HERZL HITLER SARTRE PAGELS SCHAFER

" . . . These kings . . . regained control by force, setting up a reign of terror which embraced . . .  the banishment of fellow-citizens, the destruction of cities, and the murder of brothers, wives and parents. The kings encouraged the superstitious Jewish religion, for they assumed the office of High Priest in order to buttress their regime."^1c

• Palestinians continue to resist a nasty Israeli occupation and accuse Israel of stealing their lands.

• Oppressed and mired in abject nihilism, many young Palestinians, including young women, become suicide bombers -- for them, terrorism is martyrdom against Satan and his injustice.

• Guided by Hammurabi's eye-for-an-eye law, Israel continues to assassinate Palestinian leaders (with missiles).

• Many accuse a neo-conservative "cabal" of manipulating the United States for Israel's benefit; and many believe that "the Jews rule the world by proxy."

• Oligarchs of Jewish provenance are accused of tax evasion, fraud, and theft in Russia.

• Many fear that Israeli stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads, are a threat to international security.

• Anti-Israeli feelings are rampant around the globe. Many Europeans believe that Israel constitutes the greatest threat to peace in the world.

One might be tempted to conclude with an analogy. "Radical Judaists" were to the Roman empire what "radical Islamists" are to the U.S. Rome occupied Palestine and destroyed the Temple; U.S. forces occupy Iraq and destroy Saddam Hussein's statues. Ironically, both Jews and Muslims are direct descendents of the same Abraham.

Hegel is right -- even if Popper despised his "historicism": "peoples and governments never have learned anything from history" and "[n]ations are what their deeds are."