Without Hitler—No Israel? The Historical Dimensions of the Founding of the State of Israel
Michael Wolffsohn
1988
If it hadn’t been for Hitler there would be no Israel. If there had been no Holocaust there would be no Jewish State today. How often this line of reasoning is used! Even the German-British writer Sebastian Haffner, who is undoubtedly above suspicion, repeats the argument several times in his book Amerkungen zu Hitler. And even the late president…
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