Today in History: The 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' Unveiled

The 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' is the most widely recognized piece of anti-Semitic literature in the world. Its distribution began 116 years ago, and since then, it has continued to impact the status of Jews globally for many years. Even today, it is still circulated in Arab countries and other regions. During World War II, the Nazis used these protocols as a central document to justify their actions.<\/p>

The protocols were created by the Okhrana, the secret police in service of the Russian tsar. These documents are essentially an adaptation of a satire that depicted the schemes of Napoleon III. However, in the protocols, these schemes were attributed to the Jews. According to these forged documents, the 'Elders of Zion' are a secret society of Jewish leaders who allegedly met secretly at the First Zionist Congress, planning to take over the world through economic dominance, moral corruption of global cultures, sowing discord, and war, among other tactics.<\/p>

The first article from the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' was published on the 3rd of Elul in the year 5663, followed by 24 more articles that were later compiled into a single book.<\/p>

As early as the 1920s, scholarly proofs of the fraudulent nature of the protocols were published, and in many places, their distribution was banned by the courts. Nevertheless, as mentioned, they continue to be published in various forms even today, causing various kinds of harm.<\/p>