Meglepő, de igaz: egy olaszországi eredetű izraeli zsidó egyetemi tanár megjelenés előtt álló új könyvében megerősíti, hogy a zsidók a középkorban keresztény kisgyermekeket áldoztak Pészach nevű ünnepükön - számol be a brit Daily Telegraph. Ariel Toaff középkori dokumentumokra alapozva feltárja, hogy az észak itáliai Trento-ban a zsidók egy kétéves kerestény kisgyermeket keresztre feszítettek, hogy újrajátsszák az általuk gyűlölt Krisztus halálát. A tudományos munkáról az olasz baloldali Corriere della Sera is beszámol.
Toaff leírja, hogy egy szélsőséges zsidó csoport tagjai - úgymond a zsidók üldözése miatti bosszúból - rituálisan megcsonkította, majd keresztre feszítette a keresztény kisfiút, vérét pedig különböző célokra használták. A borzalmas gyakorlat adatai szerint a 11-14. század között élt a térségben, Trento környékén. A kisgyermekek vérét olykor tésztába is felhasználták, amiből zsidó pészachi kenyeret sütöttek.
A zsidó lobby természetesen őrjöng, hiszen szerintük csakis az ő privilégiumuk áldozatnak lenni, még akkor is, ha mára például egyértelműen hazugságnak, blöffnek bizonyult az ő bőrükből történt kesztyűkészítés.
Olaszország vezető rabbijai, köztük a szerző apja közös elítélő közleményt adtak ki, hangsúlyozva, állításuk szerint ilyesmi sohasem történt, emberi vért sohasem áldoztak és az sohasem volt része a zsidó tradíciónak, a rituális gyermekgyilkosságért kivégzett zsidók szerintük kínzás alatt vallottak, majd a szokásos cionista fordulattal hozzátették: e történetekben csakis ártatlan zsidók vérét ontották.
A professzor, aki középkori és reneszánsz történelmet tanít a jeruzsálemi Bar Ilan egyetemen, ellennyilatkozatában szégyennek nevezte a rabbik közleményét, hangsúlyozva, hogy azok nem is olvasták még meg sem jelent könyvét. Egy kis szélsőséges csoportra korlátozódtak ezek a tettek - mondta. Az iszlámot sem lehet elmarasztalni kis szélsőséges csoportok tevékenysége alapján - tette hozzá. A gyermekgyilkos zsidók bosszút álltak és megváltást kerestek - fogalmazott Ariel Toaff.
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Professor outrages Jews with book claim
By Andrew M Rosemarine
Last Updated: 1:24am GMT 09/02/2007
A Jewish academic has shocked Italy by claiming Jews murdered Christians for their blood in the Middle Ages so it could be used in rituals.
The details were revealed in the Italian newspaper, the Corriere della Sera, which published extracts of the book, Easter of Blood by Professor Ariel Toaff.
The claims were denied by leading Jewish figures including his father Elio, once the chief Rabbi of Rome.
In the book, Prof Toaff alleges the ritual killing was carried out by members of a fundamentalist group in reaction to the persecution of Jews.
The book describes the mutilation and crucifixion of a two-year-old boy to recreate Christ’s execution at Pesach, the Jewish Easter. The festival marks the fleeing of the Jews from Egypt and Prof Toaff says Christian blood was used for "magic and therapeutic practices".
In some cases the blood was mixed with dough to make azzimo, unleavened bread, eaten at Pesach. He says the acts took place in around the city of Trento in modern northern Italy, between the 11th and 14th centuries.
Prof Toaff based his book on confessions he says came from Jews captured and tried for the practice. He said several were executed after confessing to the crucifixion of Christian children.
Italy’s senior rabbis, including Elio Toaff, issued a joint statement condemning the book. "There has never existed in Jewish tradition any permission or custom for using human blood for ritual purposes. Such a practice is considered with horror.
"It is absolutely improper to use centuries old statements, extracted under torture, to formulate singular and aberrant historical theses. The only blood shed in these stories is that of many innocent Jews."
Prof Toaff, who teaches mediaeval and Renaissance history at Bar Ilan University in Jerusalem, said the reaction was a "disgrace" as they had not read the book, which has yet to be published.
He emphasised the practice was confined to "a small group of fundamentalists."
He added that attacking the whole of Judaism would be similar to blaming Islam for the acts of extremist Muslims. "They had suffered from the trauma of mass suicides. [sic] It was both a kind of revenge and a way, for them, of seeking redemption."
By Andrew M Rosemarine
Last Updated: 1:24am GMT 09/02/2007
A Jewish academic has shocked Italy by claiming Jews murdered Christians for their blood in the Middle Ages so it could be used in rituals.
The details were revealed in the Italian newspaper, the Corriere della Sera, which published extracts of the book, Easter of Blood by Professor Ariel Toaff.
The claims were denied by leading Jewish figures including his father Elio, once the chief Rabbi of Rome.
In the book, Prof Toaff alleges the ritual killing was carried out by members of a fundamentalist group in reaction to the persecution of Jews.
The book describes the mutilation and crucifixion of a two-year-old boy to recreate Christ’s execution at Pesach, the Jewish Easter. The festival marks the fleeing of the Jews from Egypt and Prof Toaff says Christian blood was used for "magic and therapeutic practices".
In some cases the blood was mixed with dough to make azzimo, unleavened bread, eaten at Pesach. He says the acts took place in around the city of Trento in modern northern Italy, between the 11th and 14th centuries.
Prof Toaff based his book on confessions he says came from Jews captured and tried for the practice. He said several were executed after confessing to the crucifixion of Christian children.
Italy’s senior rabbis, including Elio Toaff, issued a joint statement condemning the book. "There has never existed in Jewish tradition any permission or custom for using human blood for ritual purposes. Such a practice is considered with horror.
"It is absolutely improper to use centuries old statements, extracted under torture, to formulate singular and aberrant historical theses. The only blood shed in these stories is that of many innocent Jews."
Prof Toaff, who teaches mediaeval and Renaissance history at Bar Ilan University in Jerusalem, said the reaction was a "disgrace" as they had not read the book, which has yet to be published.
He emphasised the practice was confined to "a small group of fundamentalists."
He added that attacking the whole of Judaism would be similar to blaming Islam for the acts of extremist Muslims. "They had suffered from the trauma of mass suicides. [sic] It was both a kind of revenge and a way, for them, of seeking redemption."
