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Zionism Versus Bolshevism (1920)by Winston Churchill

Illustrated Sunday Herald (London), February 8, 1920, pg. 5

A STRUGGLE F R T!E S UL F T!E "E#$S! %E %LE.

&y ' e R'. !on. # n*'on S. + ur --.

Caption of accompanying photograph / r. + ur -- n*pe ' ng * o-d reg en', ' e ' !u**ar*, a' A-der* o' -a*' 3ee4

S E peop-e - 4e "e3* and *o e do no'6 bu' no ' oug '7u- an an doub' ' e 7a ' ' a' ' ey are beyond a-- ue*' on ' e o*' 7or dab-e

and ' e o*' re ar4ab-e ra e 3 a* e er appeared n ' e 3or-d.

: *rae- , ' e "e3 %r e n *'er o7 Eng-and, and Leader o7 ' e +on*er a' e %ar'y, 3 o 3a* a-3ay* 'rue 'o * ra e and proud o7 * or g n,

*a d on a 3e--;4no3n o a* on /T e Lord dea-* 3 ' ' e na' on* a* ' e na' on* dea- 3 ' ' e "e3*. +er'a n-y 3 en 3e -oo4 a' ' e

*erab-e *'a'e o7 Ru** a, 3 ere o7 a-- oun'r e* n ' e 3or-d ' e "e3* 3ere ' e o*' rue--y 'rea'ed, and on'ra*' ' 3 ' ' e 7or'une* o7 our

o3n oun'ry, 3 *ee * 'o a e been *o pro den' a--y pre*er ed a d ' e a37u- per -* o7 ' e*e ' e*, 3e u*' ad ' ' a' no' ng ' a'

a* * n e appened n ' e *'ory o7 ' e 3or-d a* 7a-* 7 ed ' e 'ru' o7 : *rae-


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an4 nd, 3or' n 7a ' ' e 7ru '* o7 a-- o' er 3 *do and -earn ng pu' 'oge' er. n ' a' *y*'e and by ' a' 7a ' ' ere a* been bu -' ou' o7

' e 3re 4 o7 ' e Ro an E p re ' e 3 o-e o7 our e= *' ng - *a' on.

And ' ay 3e-- be ' a' ' * *a e a*'ound ng ra e ay a' ' e pre*en' ' e be n ' e a 'ua- pro e** o7 produ ng ano' er *y*'e o7 ora-*

and p -o*op y, a* a-e o-en' a* + r *' an 'y 3a* bene o-en', 3 , 7 no' arre*'ed, 3ou-d * a''er rre'r e ab-y a-- ' a' + r *' an 'y a*rendered po** b-e. $' 3ou-d a- o*' *ee a* 7 ' e go*pe- o7 + r *' and ' e go*pe- o7 An' r *' 3ere de*' ned 'o or g na'e a ong ' e *a e

peop-e6 and ' a' ' * y*' and y*'er ou* ra e ad been o*en 7or ' e *upre e an 7e*'a' on*, bo' o7 ' e d ne and ' e d abo- a-.

"National" Jews.

T ere an be no grea'er *'a4e ' an 'o a''r bu'e 'o ea nd dua- a re ogn *ab-e * are n ' e ua- ' e* 3 a4e up ' e na' ona-

ara 'er. T ere are a-- *or'* o7 en > good, bad and, 7or ' e o*' par', nd 77eren' > n e ery oun'ry, and n e ery ra e. ?o' ng * ore

3rong ' an 'o deny 'o an nd dua-, on a oun' o7 ra e or or g n, * r g ' 'o be @udged on * per*ona- er '* and ondu '. $n a peop-e o7

pe u- ar gen u* - 4e ' e "e3*, on'ra*'* are ore d, ' e e='re e* are ore 3 de-y *epara'ed, ' e re*u-' ng on*e uen e* are ore

de * e.

A' ' e pre*en' 7a'e7u- per od ' ere are ' ree a n - ne* o7 po- ' a- on ep' on a ong ' e "e3*, '3o o7 3 are e-p7u- and ope7u- n a

ery g degree 'o u an 'y, and ' e ' rd ab*o-u'e-y de*'ru ' e.

F r*' ' ere are ' e "e3* 3 o, d3e-- ng n e ery oun'ry ' roug ou' ' e 3or-d, den' 7y ' e *e- e* 3 ' ' a' oun'ry, en'er n'o '* na' ona-

- 7e, and, 3 -e ad er ng 7a ' 7u--y 'o ' e r o3n re- g on, regard ' e *e- e* a* ' en* n ' e 7u--e*' *en*e o7 ' e S'a'e 3 a* re e ed

' e . Su a "e3 - ng n Eng-and 3ou-d *ay, /$ a an Eng- * an pra ' * ng ' e "e3 * 7a ' . T * * a 3or' y on ep' on, and u*e7u- n' e g e*' degree. #e n Grea' &r 'a n 3e-- 4no3 ' a' dur ng ' e grea' *'rugg-e ' e n7-uen e o7 3 a' ay be a--ed ' e /?a' ona- "e3* n

any -and* 3a* a*' prepondera' ng-y on ' e * de o7 ' e A-- e*6 and n our o3n Ar y "e3 * *o-d er* a e p-ayed a o*' d *' ngu * ed par',

*o e r * ng 'o ' e o and o7 ar e*, o' er* 3 nn ng ' e B 'or a +ro** 7or a-our.


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T e ?a' ona- Ru** an "e3*, n *p 'e o7 ' e d *ab - ' e* under 3 ' ey a e *u77ered, a e anaged 'o p-ay an onourab-e and u*e7u- par'

n ' e na' ona- - 7e e en o7 Ru** a. A* ban4er* and ndu*'r a- *'* ' ey a e *'renuou*-y pro o'ed ' e de e-op en' o7 Ru** a


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&u4 ar n or Luna ar*4 anno' be o pared 3 ' ' e po3er o7 Tro'*4y, or o7 D no e77, ' e : 'a'or o7 ' e Red + 'ade- (%e'rograd), or o7

Cra** n or Rade4 > a-- "e3*. $n ' e So e' n*' 'u' on* ' e predo nan e o7 "e3* * e en ore a*'on * ng. And ' e pro nen', 7 no' ndeed

' e pr n pa-, par' n ' e *y*'e o7 'error * app- ed by ' e E='raord nary +o ** on* 7or +o ba' ng +oun'er;Re o-u' on a* been 'a4en

by "e3*, and n *o e no'ab-e a*e* by "e3e**e*. T e *a e e - pro nen e 3a* ob'a ned by "e3* n ' e br e7 per od o7 'error dur ng 3

&e-a Cun ru-ed n !ungary. T e *a e p eno enon a* been pre*en'ed n Ger any (e*pe a--y n &a ar a), *o 7ar a* ' * adne** a* been

a--o3ed 'o prey upon ' e 'e porary pro*'ra' on o7 ' e Ger an peop-e. A-' oug n a-- ' e*e oun'r e* ' ere are any non;"e3* e ery 3 '

a* bad a* ' e 3or*' o7 ' e "e3 * re o-u' onar e*, ' e par' p-ayed by ' e -a''er n propor' on 'o ' e r nu ber* n ' e popu-a' on * a*'on * ng.

"Protector of the Jews."

?eed-e** 'o *ay, ' e o*' n'en*e pa** on* o7 re enge a e been e= 'ed n ' e brea*'* o7 ' e Ru** an peop-e. # ere er Genera- :en 4 n


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por'an' 'o 7o*'er and de e-op any *'rong-y; ar4ed "e3 * o e en' 3 -ead* d re '-y a3ay 7ro ' e*e 7a'a- a**o a' on*. And ' *

ere ' a' D on * a* *u a deep * gn 7 an e 7or ' e 3 o-e 3or-d a' ' e pre*en' ' e.

A Home for the Jews.

D on * o77er* ' e ' rd *p ere 'o ' e po- ' a- on ep' on* o7 ' e "e3 * ra e. $n o-en' on'ra*' 'o n'erna' ona- o un * , ' pre*en'* 'o

' e "e3 a na' ona- dea o7 a o and ng ara 'er. $' a* 7a--en 'o ' e &r ' * Go ern en', a* ' e re*u-' o7 ' e on ue*' o7 %a-e*' ne, 'o a e

' e oppor'un 'y and ' e re*pon* b - 'y o7 *e ur ng 7or ' e "e3 * ra e a-- o er ' e 3or-d a o e and a en're o7 na' ona- - 7e. T e

*'a'e* an* p and *'or *en*e o7 r. &a-7our 3ere pro p' 'o *e e ' * oppor'un 'y. :e -ara' on* a e been ade 3 a e rre o ab-y

de ded ' e po- y o7 Grea' &r 'a n. T e 7 ery energ e* o7 :r. #e ** ann, ' e -eader, 7or pra ' a- purpo*e*, o7 ' e D on *' pro@e ', ba 4ed by

any o7 ' e o*' pro nen' &r ' * "e3*, and *uppor'ed by ' e 7u-- au' or 'y o7 Lord A--enby, are a-- d re 'ed 'o a e ng ' e *u e** o7

' * n*p r ng o e en'.

7 our*e, %a-e*' ne * 7ar 'oo * a-- 'o a o oda'e ore ' an a 7ra ' on o7 ' e "e3 * ra e, nor do ' e a@or 'y o7 na' ona- "e3* 3 * 'o go

' ere. &u' 7, a* ay 3e-- appen, ' ere * ou-d be rea'ed n our o3n - 7e' e by ' e ban4* o7 ' e "ordan a "e3 * S'a'e under ' e pro'e ' on

o7 ' e &r ' * +ro3n, 3 g ' o pr *e ' ree or 7our -- on* o7 "e3*, an e en' 3ou-d a e o urred n ' e *'ory o7 ' e 3or-d 3

3ou-d, 7ro e ery po n' o7 e3, be bene7 a-, and 3ou-d be e*pe a--y n ar ony 3 ' ' e 'rue*' n'ere*'* o7 ' e &r ' * E p re.

D on * a* a-ready be o e a 7a 'or n ' e po- ' a- on u-* on* o7 Ru** a, a* a po3er7u- o pe' ng n7-uen e n &o-* e 4 r -e* 3 ' ' e

n'erna' ona- o un *' *y*'e . ?o' ng ou-d be ore * gn 7 an' ' an ' e 7ury 3 ' 3 Tro'*4y a* a''a 4ed ' e D on *'* genera--y,

and :r. #e ** ann n par' u-ar. T e rue- pene'ra' on o7 * nd -ea e* n no doub' ' a' * * e e* o7 a 3or-d;3 de o un *'

S'a'e under "e3 * do na' on are d re '-y ' 3ar'ed and ndered by ' * ne3 dea-, 3 d re '* ' e energ e* and ' e ope* o7 "e3* n

e ery -and 'o3ard* a * p-er, a 'ruer, and a 7ar ore a''a nab-e goa-. T e *'rugg-e 3 * no3 beg nn ng be'3een ' e D on *' and

&o-* e 4 "e3* * - ''-e -e** ' an a *'rugg-e 7or ' e *ou- o7 ' e "e3 * peop-e.


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