Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11 traces the impact of European fascism and Nazism on Arab and Islamic activists. As Kuentzel investigates the shift of global antisemitism from Nazi Germany to parts of the Arab world during and after World War II, he argues that antisemitism is not merely a supplementary feature of modern jihadism, but lies instead at its ideological core. This fascinating study lays bare the antecedents of the antisemitism that runs rampant in our world today. For anyone interested in exploring the mindset of hatred that led to the crimes in New York and Washington on September 11th, 2001, this book is a must-read. For readers interested in the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, this book is a challenge to think outside of a narrowly European context. For everyone, this book provides crucial insight into the roots of terror that continue to threaten all of us. 2007 London Book Festival - Grand Prize Winner. Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Excellent and scholarly work:
Kuntzel's work is timely indeed. It is positive that such a work should come from the heart of "old Europe," as most most of us in the "new-world worry about "Eurabia," and the end of European civilisation on Europe proper. I couldn't fault Kuntzel's excellently researched book but was disappointed with the printing errors in the first edition English translation; which is not very professional for a work of this caliber. Kuntzel almost alone in the non-English speaking world has pointed out the... more info
Important Book:
This book changed my world view of the struggle that some writers have called World War IV. The role of jew hatred as motivation for the enemies of Western Civilization is not adequatly understood by the members of Western Civilization. This book clearly documents the origins, and the surprising extent of jew hatred in the jihadi mind set.
It is clear, well written and not too long. In order to craft effective stratigy, policy makers should read this book. If jihadi jew hatred is not squarly... more info
Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and The Roots of 9/11:
This is an extremely important book. Written by a German political scientist and former senior Green Party advisor, a leftist who was shunned by fellow leftists because he made rather uncomfortable historical, political and ideological associations of modern islamists and nazis. These are important facts that are continually ignored in the MSM. It is well-written, well-researched and is invaluable to an understanding of the true nature of the islamist threat.
Dreadful:
This is a dreadful and shallow study of Islamic antisemitism, which Kuntzel falsely claims to have stemmed from Nazism. Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather, as Dr. Andrew Bostom shows in his forthcoming Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History, Islam's sacred texts themselves are the font from which Islamic antisemitism springs, and this is further demonstrated by historical accounts, from the time of Mohammed down through the ages. Indeed, as Bostom shows by... more info
