Quotation from Zalman Shazar “The Nazi program does not oppose a Jewish state” — Aug. 1941

In the midst of World War II, Zalman Shazar, who would later become President of Israel (1963–1973), downplayed the contacts made between the Lehi terrorist group and the Nazis: the Nazis were targeting European Jews, not Zionists.

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I spoke with someone who had read this pamphlet and shared its contents with me. The Nazis are certainly against the Jews, but their hatred is directed at Jews in the Diaspora. The Nazi program does not oppose a Judenstaat (Jewish state).

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