Chapter 148 The Provisional State of Israel

"Mr. Einstein, I know you are an Israeli in spirit!"

The conversation in the Langham Hotel continued, and Hirschmann and Einstein seemed to have some disagreements. But Hirschmann had no intention of leaving the Langham Hotel, because he was confident that he had a trump card that could impress Einstein.

He knew that Einstein was an ardent Zionist! Although this great physicist was born in Germany, he also joined the Swiss and American nationalities in history. But there was only one country he truly loved - the Jewish state! Whether this country exists in the world or in the minds of the Jewish people.

In Europe and the United States, there are also many Jews like Einstein - currently the Jews in the world are roughly divided into four categories:

One is that they consider themselves to be the people of their country, and most German Jews consider themselves to be Germans. In the First World War, more than 90,000 Jews joined the German army and fought for Germany. Among them, 12,000 died in the war and 35,000 were injured in the war - in Britain and France, the situation is similar, and most Jews there consider themselves to be British and French.

The second is the Zionists, of which Einstein and his good friend, British chemist Chaim Weizmann (the first president of the State of Israel in history) are representatives. No matter which country's passport they hold, their homeland is the Jewish state.

The third is the Jewish wealthy families, such as the Rothschild family, the Lehman family, the Goldman family, the Wittgenstein family, the Mendelssohn family, the Blatchered family and the Schlesinger family.

Most of these families are engaged in the financial industry, and they occupy a large proportion of the banking industry in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Austria and other countries. They are some financial oligarchs with black consciences. In fact, it is not only the Jews who have financial oligarchs, but other nationalities also have such roles. The Great Depression that began in 1929 and the subsequent financial crises in the capitalist world are definitely inseparable from the misdeeds of such financial oligarchs.

After these financial oligarchs seized the right to issue world currency (actually the power to abuse world currency) through the Great Depression in 1929 and the subsequent Roosevelt New Deal, they actually obtained the privilege of depriving the whole world of their rights by abusing paper money!

In addition to these three types of Jews, there is another type of "lower-class Jews" like Hersman's stepmother Odeya. They mainly live in the Polish Federation, the Soviet Union and the Balkans. They are poor Jews, and most of them have not received a good education. Moreover, there are a lot of these people, accounting for most of the total population of the Jewish nation - of course there are also rich or well-educated Jews in those places, but these Jewish elites in Eastern Europe and the Balkans have a tendency to move westward, which has also caused the gathering of Jewish elites in Western Europe, and the relatively poor quality of Eastern European Jews has become "lower-class people".

In Germany, there has always been a situation where "German Jews" look down on "Polish Jews".

However, these "lower-class Jews" have a very low degree of identification with their countries (Poland, Russia, etc.), so they have become the objects that Zionists want to unite and fight for - Britain expressed a certain degree of support for Zionism in 1917 and supported the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.

The "upper-class Jews" in Western Europe live a wealthy life, so they are naturally reluctant to settle in a barren land like Palestine. Now most of those who are willing to go there are Polish and Russian Jews.

Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann, who were later called the founding fathers of Israel, were from Poland and Russia respectively.

"Yes, I am a Zionist!" Einstein admitted very frankly, "but most German Jews are not Zionists, they are Germans!"

"Since you are German and have obtained enough wealth and high status from Germany, you must be aware of giving up some things for the German motherland, such as Judaism!"

Hersmann paused and said, "As long as you give up Judaism, convert to Lutheranism or Catholicism, and do not evade military service or other obligations of Germans, you can apply to become an honorary Aryan. If you have fought for the German Empire, you can become an honorary Aryan even if you do not give up your Jewish faith. This is the provision of Article 10 of the "Law on the Restriction of Jews". The descendants of honorary Aryans are real Aryans as long as they believe in Protestantism or Catholicism."

The current Germany is truly ruled by the Nazis and Junkers. The Junkers have a strong power to restrain the Nazis, so they will not allow Hitler to do whatever he wants. Of course, the power of Jews in the financial industry must be eliminated, otherwise the Nazi Party's "New Deal" would be difficult to implement, and might even be destroyed by Jewish financial speculation.

However, for other Jews living in Germany, the "Law on Restriction of Jews" still provided a way out - they could apply to become honorary Aryans or become restricted foreign expatriates.

"If they are unwilling to give up their faith for their homeland, then they are Israelis!" Hirschmann looked at Einstein, "They should become citizens of the State of Israel and reside in Germany as expatriates."

"The State of Israel?" Einstein smiled bitterly and spread his hands. "Mr. Lieutenant General, do you want us Jews to be citizens of a non-existent country?"

The Zionist movement has been going on for decades. In 1897, the first Jewish Congress was held, and the "World Zionist Program" was passed, which determined the goal of establishing a "Jewish Home" in Palestine.

However, the establishment of the Jewish state has not been settled. At present, the Zionist movement can only organize the "lower-class Jews" in Europe to settle in Palestine. However, this is not easy, because the "Jewish Home" in Palestine has been firmly opposed by the Arabs there.

In order to appease the Arabs, the British adopted a policy of restricting Jews from going to Palestine - the annual quota for going to Palestine is very limited. Until now, not many Jews have settled in Palestine, and the establishment of a country is even more out of the question.

"We Germans can help Israel establish a country!" Hersman looked at Einstein seriously, "We are different from the hypocritical British. We Germans keep our words and do what we say! If Zionism is willing to cooperate, we will immediately find a way to help you establish a country."

"What can you do?" Einstein asked.

"We can take the whole of Palestine or part of Palestine from Britain, and nominally count it as a German colony! The British are afraid of the Arabs, but we are not."

"What if the British don't give it?"

"Then establish a temporary State of Israel first." Hersman also knew that the British were not so easy to talk to... Even if it was only a small part of Palestine, it might allow Germany to gain a foothold in the Middle East.

However, this incident would also make the Arabs resent Germany, although there was nothing to be afraid of - Arabs, at most, would be human bombs or something, Aunt Merkel was afraid, but Hersman and Hitler were not afraid! However, this would bring some trouble to Germany's future invasion of the Middle East.

"Temporary State of Israel?" Einstein's developed brain couldn't turn around for a while, is there a temporary country in this country?

"Yes," Hirschmann said with a smile, "You can find an island of several hundred square kilometers in the Baltic Republic... maybe Hiiumaa Island, and lease it to the Zionist movement. You can establish a temporary country on that island, and move the country there when you have the opportunity to recover Palestine in the future."

Hiiumaa Island is an island of more than 900 square kilometers, belonging to the Estonian province of the Baltic Republic. However, there are not many residents living on it, so there will be no problem in relocating.

"Hiiumaa Island?" Einstein said, "How many Jews can be accommodated there?"

"It doesn't matter how many," Hirschmann raised his eyebrows, "With a temporary piece of land, you Jews can establish an internationally recognized government. And with a government that can get the support of Jews all over the world, the difficulty of your return to the 'Promised Land' will definitely be greatly reduced."

"This..." Although Einstein was enthusiastic about politics and Zionism, he was not a real politician.

"This is very beneficial," Chloe looked at her husband and explained with a smile, "If Zionism establishes a temporary state on German land, it means that millions of Jews in Europe will be very fond of Germany...even if Germany has taken some actions to suppress Jewish financial capital."

"Yes, there are more than 4 million Jews on the land of the Polish Federation!" Hersman sneered, "The Poles have been oppressing them. If these Jews turn to Germany, what will be the consequences?"

The current Poland is a federal country composed of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania. It is not very stable. If the Jews in the country make trouble again, Poland is likely to have a uprising.

"So the British will relax the quota for Jews to move to Palestine?" This time even Charlie Chaplin understood what Hersman meant.

The temporary State of Israel is to force Britain to pay a higher price!

"Maybe the British will even oppose the temporary State of Israel." Einstein was a little unsure.

Hersman shrugged, "Then oppose it! Germany and the Soviet Union will support this country... I don't think they will use force in the Gulf of Riga, right?"

"Okay, I can tell Mr. Weizmann the conditions you proposed," Einstein said carefully, "Lieutenant General, I don't think you will support Zionism unconditionally, right?"

"Of course there are conditions," Hersman smiled and looked at Einstein, "Mr. Einstein, we need your support, Germany now needs your help very much."