Chris Hedges: Why Israel Lies

[JDPriestly]

125. And my point is that they did not have that option.

They had just been killed in the millions by Europeans. They did not have the option to go back to Europe. A few stayed, but they were big exceptions. I lived in several European countries. It was not safe for Jewish people to live in Europe.

I am not Jewish, so the local people were very free with me. I met vicious anti-Jewish people in all countries except, ironically, Germany. In Britain, France, Austria and other countries. I was so shocked.

One day I sat across from a man who recited to me during the whole trip from Vienna to the town in which we lived the NAZI anti-Jewish propaganda. I guess people thought they could talk like that to me because I am so obviously not Jewish. What ugly experiences I had. There is a lot of hate against Jewish people in Europe, and most of it is the result of the Catholic and other religions. It is just awful.

Imagine, 6,000,000 Jews died in the Holocaust and I met up with Europeans who still hated Jews. I hope it is better now.