Why Do Jews Suck?
October 11th 2008 09:16 pm
Short answer: They don’t.
Long answer: On the contrary, Jews are amazing. They defy description on literally all accounts. With a current standing of 1/5 of 1% of world population, Jews find themselves in some of the most prominent positions in many countries, spread out over many continents, in an enormous range of professions.
Jews are leading physicians, surgeons, actors, politicians, musicians, software developers (ahem), scientists, chemists, economists, physicists, accountants, lawyers, and businessmen of all kind, to name a few. In fact, if you look through the ages, Jews have also excelled in many other professions you may not have thought very Jewish (stevedores, agriculturists, poets, and philosophers for example).
Jews are the recipients of over 20% of worldwide Nobel Prizes, which include the Nobel Peace Prizes given to such saints as Yasser Arafat & co. The leading physicist of the 20th century best known for his theory of relativity, Albert Einstein, was quite Jewish. I would never claim that Jews saved the Western world from Nazi defeat, but in August 1939, Einstein personally urged President Roosevelt to order the development of an atomic weapon in fear of German scientists already having begun to do the same. This effort later became known as The Manhattan Project. (this is the actual letter Einstein sent FDR).How many nations have been conquered and exiled, only to later re-emerge? And how many nations have done it twice? The answer to both questions is one. How many nations have been marched into gas chambers and ovens by the millions, only to establish a country of their own, not a decade later? One.
In fact, let’s look at some of modern day Israeli military history:
- In the 1948 War of Independence, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria invaded Israel 1 day after its declared independence (with additional troops sent from Saudi Arabia). Not only did Israel survive the invasion, but they captured areas of Arab territory.
- In the weeks leading up to the 1967 Six Day War, Egypt (armed and trained by Russia), Syria, and Jordan teamed up to attack Israel. Jewish Israeli population was roughly 2 million, while the Arab nations were 45 million. Not only did Israel survive, but more than doubled its territory in a record six day war. No military computer simulation can re-enact this war and produce an Israeli victory.
- In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Egypt and Syria simultaneously attacked Israel on its holiest day of the year, when practically the entire population was in synagogue. Syria attacked the Golan Heights with roughly 1300 tanks, and the Israeli forces guarding the area were outnumbered 12 to 1. Egypt broke through Israel’s Bar Lev Line of defense in the Sinai desert with ease. Israel should have been demolished. Not only did they survive, but after making a decisive comeback in the war, OPEC had to resort to an oil embargo of all Western nations in order to force Israel into a ceasefire.
I would be doing you a disservice if I led you to believe this is a modern day phenomena. The Jewish people have been experiencing miraculous military victories its entire history:
- Israel defeats Amalekites in roughly 1311 BCE, in the desert without a single weapon.
- Israel defeats the city of Jericho in 1272 BCE by surrounding its walls while Israeli Priests each blow a Shofar.
- In 167 BCE, the Jewish Maccabean Revolt successfully deters and holds off the Seleucid army in a number of battles while incredibly outnumbered.
- And how could I forget: David slew Goliath.
The Jewish people have survived literally every major empire since ancient Egypt. To name a few: Ancient Egyptian Empire, Phoenician Empire, Canaanites, Philistines, Assyrian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Persian Empire, Greek Empire, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Spanish Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, British Empire, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union… where’d they all go?
Not only that, but modern day Israel has produced some of the most magnificent advances of our time (agricultural, medical, and technological among many other).
That leads us to the obvious question: What’s your point?
Karl Marx
My point is as follows: Jews are a talented bunch. On the one hand, they have made unbelievable contributions to civilization, but on the other, they have also been the leaders of certain disastrous movements (communism [I refer you to Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, and Rosa of Luxemburg - all Jewish], and the anti-Jewish, anti-Israel, self-hating Neturei Karta to name two).
The Jewish nation was not established to dominate all other nations [even though we DID develop PHP :p ]. Rather, I recall a well-known saying: With great power comes great responsibility. Jews have an ability to repair, and build this world in ways other nations do not. I implore every Jew to ponder this, and consider the fact that their actions have serious impact on the world.
Please do what is right 
Tags: jewish accomplishments
orrin responded on 12 Oct 2008 at 2:56 pm #
Dani,
You kind of baited me over here, because i thought you were going to tell me why jews sucked.
Still, this is all interesting, but we have yet to dominate the NBA or the sports world for that matter. i’d like to see that happen, considering so many Israelis are army-trained.
Miles responded on 28 Oct 2008 at 10:33 am #
Excellent article! Highly interesting.
Christopher responded on 28 Oct 2008 at 7:33 pm #
I never knew this.
Thanks!
Ray responded on 10 Nov 2008 at 12:48 pm #
I appreciate your intention, what I believe is the last few sentences. I become greatly discouraged when I get the sense of ANY group SEPARATING themselves from the world body. Jews have done some of the most amazing and horrific things on this planet. So have Christians, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc… Some of THE greatest horrors have been because of groups and/or religions feeling superior or more entitled than others. Jews know perhaps more than most. THIS is a great lesson and a great opportunity.
I look forward to the day when people of the world are one color, one belief. As we see our global culture continue to meld mesh and mix together, currency, trade, communication, Black US presidents, etc. it seems as though it is only a matter of time. I would imagine after I have passed but hopefully I will see alot more before I do.
So Yes I agree, PLEASE do what is right, make a difference in your lifetime as you only have one FOR SURE. Create a life that taps into the fundamentals that EVERYONE can benefit by. BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD!
I am blessed to have Dani in my life.
zorkor responded on 26 Jan 2009 at 2:26 pm #
NO matter how rosy you paint the jews, you just cant deny the fact that Jews are threat to the world peace. A recent survey in Europe asked which country is threat to the world peace and yep Israel came on top. Yes they survived the holocaust but now they are doing the same holocaust to the Palestinian civilians.
And all this talk about Israel wining the war against Arabs , its doesnt needs a super brain to say that thanks due to high tech weaponry provided to the Israel by the US. Its the USA weapons that always saves the israeli butts. If they come on man to man terms and fight like men, then we will see who will win. But using a tank to bomb stone throwing kids is hardly known as a victory.
Gudmund responded on 27 Jan 2009 at 5:45 pm #
Ze’ev Suraski wouldn’t have been able to develop anything without American subsidies of Israeli scientific development. And that subsidy is funded by who? Middle-class White Americans.
Please be fair. Your country depends on foreign aid. Are you honest enough to let my opinion be posted?
Dani Koesterich responded on 27 Jan 2009 at 8:09 pm #
Gudmund,
I wouldn’t deny Israel depends on foreign aid, but my post was not about Israeli accomplishments. Rather, Jewish accomplishments and contributions to societies throughout the ages.
Shlomi responded on 27 Apr 2009 at 12:45 am #
God Bless the Jewsephs.