Haavara FAQs: David Ben-Gurion describing his LEVER Doctrine

David Ben-Gurion envisioned that the Nazis' Nuremberg Race Laws would become the LEVER that would end up creating the "Jewish state," but how? Click the image for the details

David Ben-Gurion's approach to Jewish refugee crises, as articulated by him and documented by his official biographer, Shabtai Teveth, utilized the suffering of European Jews as a "LEVER" to achieve a Jewish majority in Palestine, paving the way for the creation of the "Jewish state." Professor Aviva Halamish similarly described this strategy of "exploiting Jewish pain and suffering." We were astonished to find that Ben-Gurion's exact terminology, "lever," was cited by Prof. Halamish. This discovery came after examining Teveth's biography, "The Burning Ground", see pages 852, 854, and 848, a chapter tellingly titled "Disaster Means Strength."

Why did Hayim Greenberg describe American Jewry as "morally bankrupt" in early 1943?

Key points regarding this doctrine:

• Articulation: Ben-Gurion vividly laid out this plan --of monetizing Jewish suffering-- in late 1938, a month after the Kristallnacht pogrom.
• Contempt for Rescue: Ben-Gurion and his circle never retracted this antisemitic hate speech, which was closely followed by Hitler's infamous Reichstag speech (less than 60 days apart). Moreover, Ben-Gurion reiterated this "LEVER doctrine" on October 25, 1942, during debates on the "One Million Man Plan" at the height of the calamity (see page 20).
• Policy Implementation: Ben-Gurion's hate speech was translated into policy during WWII, with the Patria Disaster serving as a chilling early example ("the canary in the coal mine"). Ben-Gurion was reportedly "completely tuned out" regarding rescue efforts, viewing "rescue" as having negative connotations for Zionists, which explains the meager budget allocated to such efforts. Teveth's documentation shows virtually "NOTHING" relevant to rescuing Jews.
• Widespread Adoption: The "LEVER doctrine" was embraced by the vast majority of Zionists. Menachem Begin, for instance, discouraged the Bergson Group in 1943 from pursuing general European Jewish rescue, advocating for a Palestine-only (a.k.a. state-first) focus.
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  Historical Recognition: Even secular Jewish intellectuals recognized the power of this strategy. Hannah Arendt, in 1946 (two years before the Nakba), recognized Ben-Gurion's "LEVER" and compared it to steam power moving a locomotive. She also equated Zionism with the messianic catastrophic movement of Shabbatai Tzvi.
• Investigated, Then Nixed: American Jewry investigated these matters in early 1983, but the investigation was quickly "nixed."
• In the DP Camps: Disturbingly, these policies continued after WWII ended and affected the Displaced Persons (DP) camps.
• Similar Views: Other prominent Zionist leaders held similar views, including Dan Kurzman, another Ben-Gurion biographer, and Dr. Chaim Weizmann, who wrote something similar just before the Evian Conference in 1938.

Fake Valor: Jewish-Brigade, Italy April - 1945: The Impostering Hero, see me while I bomb Nazis. We wonder: were any similar selfies taken at the al-Alamein meat grinder?

The more we research Zionist policies and actions in the 1930s and 40s, the more real contempt we find for Diaspora Jewry. These were not isolated, angry comments, but policies executed while Jews faced destruction.

Imagine the global outcry if FDR or Winston Churchill had used such language --terms like "lever" or "firewood"-- to describe leveraging Jewish pain and suffering for their political goals. Allow that to sink in for a minute, and imagine what Jews would have done to them. We wonder: could Jerusalem's Mufti Hajj Amin al-Husseini had used such language? We have addressed that in another section if you care! 

The Jews, above all people, must heed these historical lessons to prevent them from being repeated. From Auschwitz to Gaza, a straight line could be drawn! Sadly, now after the fact, we can clearly see that was predictable, and Ben-Gurion's lever is not over yet.