From National Journal, Jewish Studies 2003
The Friedman
Case
Power
struggle within the Council of Jews in Germany?
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"How
is Friedman linked to a Ukrainian gang that smuggles young
women into Germany where their services are offered in the
red-light market?"
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Michel Friedman, Vice-President of
the "Council of Jews in Germany" and TV-star came under suspicion of
having violated the German Drug-Law. Moreover, the media links him
with the Jewish-Mafia from Russia, an organisation that makes
billions of Euros in the slave trade (selling young girls). On June
11, 2003 Friedman's house and office were stormed and raided in order
to secure evidence.
Friedman was, until June 11, 2003 not
only the most popular Jew in Germany, but he was also the most hated
Jew. Despite the repulsive bootlicking of the German elite towards
Friedman they still privately wished him to go to hell, or now
actually in prison. Salomon Korn, leader of the Jews in Frankfurt,
"reckoned that some people want to get even ... 'Many will rejoice
the attack on Michel Friedman on the quiet'." [Die Welt, June
13, 2003, p. 3] Friedman enjoyed publicly destroying the German
good-doers in his TV-Shows. The prestigious German Magazine DER
SPIEGEL therefore called him "THE TV-INQUISITOR" [25/2003,
p. 42]
Almost entire Germany enjoys the
total assault against Friedman. DER SPIEGEL's headline, following
Friedman's TV-Inquisition-Show "Cautious, Friedman" read cynical:
"Friedman, cautious!" [25/2003, p. 42] It is quite
macabre that the attack on the deputy leader of the Jews in Germany
had been carried out in almost the same manner as Friedman demanded
from the German authorities to apply on so-called right-extremists
when persecuted for free speech. A paramilitary special unit with
machine-guns presented, raided Friedman's home and office. However,
compared to the assault on Jürgen W. Möllemann, hours
before his mysterious death, the Friedman assault was still a mild
one, since there were no TV-cameras covering the raid for the
public.
The reasoning for deploying a heavily
armed command of the "Border-Protection-Force" to raid Friedman's
premises, was that the Friedman-Case is seen in connection with
organised crime: "How is Friedman linked to a Ukrainian gang that
smuggles young women into Germany where their services are offered in
the red-light market?" [Der Spiegel, 25/2003, p.
42] However, many may ask themselves whether the German
authorities would have dared in the first place to apply such methods
against the Vice-President of the "Council of Jews in Germany" if
they did not have the backing from an even higher authority? After
all, it is known for several years that Friedman maintains a
relationship with the underworld: "Clues of possible contacts
between Friedman and the red-light-scene in Frankfurt were actually
known for years. But the authorities did not institute criminal
proceedings." [Die Welt, June 17, 2003, p. 5] Friedman
obviously had then enjoyed the protection of the entire leadership of
the "Council of Jews in Germany" (the powerful "authority" in
Germany) which he might have now lost.
In the tradition of Germany's
judicial system since 1945 and its political "sensitivity" towards
Jewry it is impossible to imagine that such an attack could have
taken place without the blessing of the actual Jewish leader in
Germany. If Mr. Paul Spiegel clandestinely agreed that the German
judiciary takes Mr. Friedman on, it can then be assumed that there is
a power struggle raging within the Jewish leadership. Such an
internal struggle would be happily exploited by the German good-doing
elite, in order to get revenge on Friedman.
Reasonable Jewry could indeed
consider Friedman a risk to their agenda. Jürgen W.
Möllemann, who died in such a sudden way just a week before the
Friedman affair became public, had criticized Mr. Friedman because of
his "spiteful and intolerant manner". Möllemann accused
Friedman also of "being responsible for rapidly growing
anti-Semitism in Germany". Möllemann's opinion is shared by
the overwhelming majority of all Germans. Thus, Michel Friedman is
the first prominent Jewish leader who accomplished the undesirable
task that a very broad section of the German population now considers
Jews as an alien element with great power.
As long as a certain anti-Jewish ness
is restricted to so-called Neonazis, Jewish leadership actually
welcomes such anti-Semitism: "Deep down, I believe that a little
anti-Semitism is a good thing for the Jews - reminds us who we
are." [Jay Lefkowitz, NYT Magazine. 12 F. 1995, 65, Lefkowitz
is now Deputy assistant to President Bush and Director of Domestic
Policy Council.] But if anti-Semitism grows into a popular
phenomenon, it naturally becomes democratically legitimized and
therefore it will constitute a real threat to Jewry.
It is no secret that Friedman strived
for the power position of president within the "Council of Jews in
Germany". If he was successful in taking over the presidential
position, anti-Jewish feelings amongst the Germans would have
increased dramatically and a revival of Adolf Hitler's ideas would be
the expected result.
Perhaps these were the perspectives
under which the interests of the Jewish leadership and the German
elite merged. Furthermore Friedman exposed in one of his TV-shows,
his president, Ariel Sharon, by discussing Israel's "war of
extermination" (Norbert Blüm) against the Palestinians. A
punishment with a long lasting effect could therefore have become
unavoidable in order to save Jewish status, hence the influence of
Jewry in Germany.
At the same time the method of the
attack on Friedman, as well as the attack itself, will surely be
exploited by Jewry. Salomon Korn, leader of the Jews in Frankfurt,
revealed how Jewry intents to use the Friedman-Case: "The case
will show how far we are away from normality in Germany and whether
Michel Friedman will be treated like anybody else." [Die
Welt, June 13, 2003, p. 3)] By attacking Friedman, Germany could
find itself once more in a so-called anti-Semitic corner, which has
always proved beneficial to Jewry. Is it about to kill two birds with
one stone, to get rid of Friedman and make the Germans pay for their
"sins" once again?
The Friedman-Case is also important
for other reasons. By punishing Friedman the public will be made to
understand that Jews are not so almighty and untouchable after all,
as it is propagated nowadays in prominent leftist circles.
Journalists of the left and mainstream media foster the following
philosophy these days: "The axis Washington-Jerusalem is about to
take over the world which can now be observed in the Middle East,
journalists gloomily emphasize. Of course, the American war against
Iraq was only waged in the interest of Israel. And then they wink to
their Jewish journalist colleague mischievously that he, of course,
must know this best, for he is part of this great conspiracy after
all." [Die Welt, Die Literarische Welt, June 7, 2003, p.
2]
Friedman not only caused damage to
Jewry in Germany because of his "intolerant, spiteful manner and
is indirectly responsible that right extremism became so popular in
Germany," as Möllemann said, [n-tv, June 11, 2003]
but he also threatened the Holocaust-Industry. Perhaps under drugs,
Friedman stated before graduates of the Berlin Police-Academy the
following: "60 years ago [1942] I was taken by the police
for deportation. Today I am protected by the police." [Die
Welt, June 1, 2002, p. 2] It surely is understandable for Jewish
leaders, when the deputy leader of the Jews in Germany tells them
that he was deported to concentration camps 14 years prior his birth,
that the Germans become a bit hesitant in believing every story of
the Holocaust-Industry.
The Friedman-Affair is going to cause
great damage to Jewry in Germany, no matter how he will be dealt
with. As all Jewish leaders in Germany, Friedman also demanded to be
seen and addressed as a "moral authority". But now, "Friedman's
graphically expressed citations bouncing back at him like a
boomerang. He used to claim that his character 'was based on
Veracity'." [Der Spiegel, 25/2003, p. 43] Suddenly, when
he finds himself under investigation for being related to the
organized crime scene, he "refuses to comment on the case and
refers to 'phrases that he hated so much'. Once asked, which phrase
he finds unbearable, he revealed: 'You surely understand that I
cannot comment on this right now'." [Der Spiegel, 25/2003, p.
43]
Thanks to Mr. Friedman's high moral
stance, Jews might soon become superfluous as "moral authorities" in
democratic Germany!
