Theos-Talk Archives (June 2002 Message tt00147)

A good source would be the professor who wrote the article. I am sure he 
may have a copy. Let me see if I can find a e-mail address.

One should understand that Mahatma Gandhi has no personal prejudice one way 
or the other and was bold enough to speak what he felt. Also he was 
educated as a lawyer in England and as such he was aware of the general 
views and politics of the west and he took on the then greatest World Power 
when he fought for Independence from Great Britain. Also to note was the 
fact he never wavered from his views since 1938 till his death.

mkr
At 10:12 PM 6/24/02 +0200, you wrote:
> Doss, tahnks for your further information and comment, especially that you
> brought arguments (independent whether they are pro or con to my own view)
> and not cheap defamation.
>
> Would be a good thing to have Gandhi's words from the Harijan paper in the
> original, would't it?
> Has anyone access to Indian newpaper archives? Perhaps the Adyar TS HQ has
> one issue?
>
> For those who can read German I have the German source, it appeared in the
> series "Vom Gestern zum Morgen", Ner-Tamid-Verlag, Munich 1961, pp. 5-10.
>
> I think Gandhi was a level-headed man and was a lover of the truth.
>
> Later I post more on the subject.
> Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ramadoss@gbronline.com>
> To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Some words of Mahatma Gandhi on the Jews
>
>
>
> Frank: Thanks for the post. I searched and found a very comprehensive
> article by Prof. Ramakrishnan which is very informative about Mahatma
> Gandhi's views. One needs to keep in mind that his approach based on
> non-violence resulted in India getting Independence from Great Britain, in
> spite of the hands off approach taken by the western powers in the matter
> of Indian Independence.
>
> mkr
>
> It is most interesting to note from the article that there were intense
> lobbying on Gandhi which did not change his views for 20 years.
>
> http://www.twf.org/News/Y2001/0815-GandhiZionism.html
>
> mkr
>
> At 02:29 PM 6/24/02 +0200, Frank Reitemeyer wrote:
> >Here are the main sentences in paraphrase of what Mahatma Gandhi wrote in
> >the Indian "Harijan", November 1938 (from my German translation):
> >
> >1. I don't like the call of the Jews for a national home very much.
> >2. They draw the rationale from the bible.
> >3. Why should they not, as every race on Earth, make this land as their
> home
> >in which they are born and live?
> >4. Palestine belongs to the Palestines as England belongs to the English
> and
> >France to the French.
> >5. It is wrong and inhuman to force the Jews onto the Arabs.
> >6. What today happens in Palestine, is not justified by any moral code.
> >7. It is a crime against humanity to give Palestine as a whole or in parts
> >to the Jews.
> >8. I have no doubt, that their way is wrong.
> >9. The Palestine of the Bible is no geographical area, it's in the heart.
> >10. You cannot do a religious deed by bombs.
> >11. They can only settle there when first the Arabs agree to it.
> >12. They should rather try to turn the hearts of the Arabs.
> >13. The same God who rules the hearts of the Jew, rules also the hearts of
> >the Arabs.
> >
> >
> >What do the political correct Nazi hunters say to this? Is Mahatma Gandhi a
> >Nazi, too?
> >Frank