A new low for self-hating Jews
London's Daily Telegraph reports today on one Ariel Toaff, a professor at Bar Ilan University, Israel's 'religious' university, who claims that Jews murdered Christians for their blood to use it in rituals during the 12th through the 16th century.Hat Tip: Damination via Pajamas Media
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.Where do these people come from?
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."
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:29 AM
2 Comments:
'Where do these people come from?'
Out of primordial slime? It appears he is trying to write version 2 of Protocols...and in kashrut, even a speck of blood in an egg makes it treif.
I truly feel sorry for his poor father and family.
He sounds like he would be an adored Professor in any US University...or anywhere else in these days of such an epidemic of Jew hate.
"Where do these people come from?"
Generally from fear and hunger.
They don't want to be lions because lions are hunted. They would rather be house cats. Or even pet mice.
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