The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, also known as The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion, The Protocols of Zion, and The Protocols are a set of alleged transcriptions of a secret Jewish meeting that was held to discuss the Jews' plan for world domination. They were first published in completion in Russia in 1903 and 1905 and are, according to Norman Cohn in his introduction to Herman Bernstein's book The Truth About "The Protocols of Zion", "a notorious fabrication". Not only is there no evidential basis for this meeting having happened, large parts of The Protocols are plagiarized from Maurice Joly's work entitled Le dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu (The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu), which was originally published in 1864.

Despite multiple articles pointing out the fallacies and comparing the plagiarisms of The Protocols, including an exposé series published on the 16th, 17th, and 18th days of August 1921 in The London Times by a Mr. Philip P. Graves, many international and local governments used The Protocols to advance what they thought of "The Jewish World Conspiracy". This article will explain The Protocols role in advancing this conspiracy theory, as well as what the conspiracy theory actually says. Unless otherwise stated, all cited information comes from Bernstein's book The Truth About "The Protocols of Zion": A Complete Exposure1.

The Jewish World Conspiracy: Or, Part of It


The Jewish World Conspiracy essentially states that the Jewish people want to establish and have been succeeding in establishing complete control of the world. This conspiracy is so all-encompassing that to even attempt to cover it in a single essay or entry would be inappropriate. As such, when I am referring to the "Jewish World Conspiracy", please note that I am only referring to the parts of it as established in the protocols.

There were twenty-four meetings at the first Zionist Congress held in Bassel, Switzerland, in 1894.[2] In these meetings, "Jews and Freemasons were said to have made plans to disrupt Christian civilization and erect a world state under their joint rule." [2] The methods that were and would be used to do so would be freemasonry (of course) and socialism (also equated with Communism and Bolshevism in The Protocols).

The protocols, while initially being published in Russia, were eventually distributed internationally with French, German, English, and American editions proving to be popular reads.

Bibliography
1. Bernstein, Herman. The Truth About "The Protocols of Zion": A Complete Exposure. Reprint of the 1935 Edition. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. 1971.
2. Ed. by Amy Tikkanen. "Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Fraudulent Document." Encyclopedia Brittanica. Web. <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protocols-of-the-Elders-of-Zion>. Accessed Dec. 5, 2019.
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