The Indictment: The Arab-Israel Conflict in Historical Perspective

By Sabina Citron

The Indictment shows how the Arab war against Israel has taken shape as an expertly waged propaganda war, and how latent anti-Semitism contributes to the world's acceptance of thinly veiled lies. Drawing on documented events and news sources, Auschwitz-survivor Sabina Citron takes a fearless look at the roots of Christian anti-Semitism and how it creates a receptive audience for the Arab propaganda war on Israel.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9652293733
• ISBN13: 9789652293732
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Gefen Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An interesting and thought provoking account

In this far reaching commentary the reader is presented with a vast array of problems in history concentrating around Jewish and Israeli topics. There are at least four themes included in these short illustrations and insights. Firstly the true nature of the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism. This is brought to light in such essays on the Church's responsibility and apology to Jews. Furthermore the origins of anti-Semitism and its present form, especially in the Arab world, are explained. New episodes in history are shown to be precursors of anti-Semitism, such as the council of Nicea. The second theme is that of Israel and threats to it caused by a Palestinian state or terrorism in general. The PLO is referred to as a Trojan horse, entering the peace needing gates of Israel so that it can incubate a new terrorist apparatus. The third theme is that of radical Islamism and the British governments "perfidy" towards Israel. The western leaders are blamed for either covering up knowledge of the Holocaust or not allowing in enough Jewish refugees. The last theme is the perversion of the UN by extremist hateful elements making it, ironically given its history, as the leading element in anti-Semitic propaganda today. From the famous `Zionism is Racism' resolution down through the UN Human Rights Council that only focuses on Israel out of all the countries in the world as a violator of `human rights' the UN is shown to be rotten to its core. These are not unique or new topics and they are presented in a scattered manner. Nevertheless the read gives the impression of being deeply heartfelt. A very interesting collection of short essays on wide ranging themes. Seth J. Frantzman