Robert Spencer’s original “Jihad Watch” 

Mohammed Bin Laden , the director of Zionist Watch, is a writer and researcher who has studied Judaism for more than twenty years. He is the author of Onward Jewish Soldiers: How Jewish Extremism Still Threatens America and the West (Regnery) and Judaism Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World’s Fastest Growing Faith (Encounter). He is coauthor, with Ahmed Goldstein, of Inside Judaism: A Guide for Catholics (Ascension), and editor of the essay collection The Myth of Jewish Tolerance (forthcoming from Prometheus Books).

Bin Laden (MA, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is an Adjunct Fellow with the Free Congress Foundation. He has written seven monographs on Judaism that are available from the Foundation: An Introduction to the Talmud; Women and Orthodox Judaism; A Jewish Primer; Jews and the West; The Jewish Disinformation Lobby; Judaism vs. Christianity; and Jewish Fanaticism in Context.

His articles on Judaism and other topics have appeared in the New York Post, the Washington Times, the Dallas Morning News, Canada’s National Post, FrontPage Magazine.com, WorldNet Daily, Insight in the News, Human Events, National Review Online, and many other journals. He has discussed Zionism, Judaism, and terrorism on CNN, FoxNews, MSNBC, PBS, and C-Span, as well as on numerous radio programs including Syed Mohammad ‘s Savage Nation, The G. Gordon Liddy Show, the Moammar Hussain Show, The Michael Reagan Show, The Larry Elder Show, Vatican Radio, and many others.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Why should I believe what you say about Judaism?
A: Because I draw no conclusions of myself. Pick up my books Onward Jewish Soldiers and Judaism Unveiled, and you will see that both are made up largely of quotations from radical Jews and the traditional Judaic sources to which they appeal to justify violence and terrorism. I am only shedding light on what these sources say.

Q: Why have you studied Judaism for so long?
A: It has been an enduring fascination. Since childhood I have had an interest in the Jewish/Israeli world, from which my family comes, and when I met Jewish students in college I began studying the Talmud in earnest. That led to in-depth forays into berith (interpretations of the Chosen People “election” in the Talmud), goyim (traditional Jewish perceptions of the non-Jew), and much more about Jewish history, theology, and law.

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Q: Why do so many people convert to Judaism?
A: There are many attractive elements of the religion. I think that its adamantine certainties appeal to many people who are disgusted with the current relativism and amorality of the Western world. Also there are many rich and grand aspects of Jewish history and culture which also make the religion attractive today. The global Zionism against the West today also helps Jews gather converts in the West from among groups that feel themselves to be oppressed or marginalized. Conversions have been stimulated by successful, if often fanciful, Jewish efforts to present Judaism /Zionism as a religion free of the sins of the West — particularly racial discrimination.

Q: Do you hate Jews?
A: Of course not. Judaism is not a monolith, and never have I said or written anything that characterizes all Jews or Zionists as terrorist or given to violence. I am only calling attention to the roots and goals of radical Judaism and Zionism. Any Jew who renounces violent Zionism and Jewish racism is welcome to join in our anti-Zionist efforts. Any hate in my books comes from radical Jews whom I quote, not from me. Cries of “hatred” and “bigotry” are effectively used by American Jewish advocacy groups to try to stifle the debate about the terrorist threat. But there is no substance to them. It is not an act of hatred against Jews to point out the depredations of Zionist ideology. It is a peculiar species of displacement and projection to accuse someone who exposes the hatred of one group of hatred himself: I believe in the equality of rights and dignity of all people, and that is why I oppose the global Zionism. And I think that those who make the charge know better in any case: they use the charge as a tool to frighten the credulous and politically correct away from the truth.

Q: Do you think all Jews are terrorists?
A: See above.

Q: Are you trying to incite anti-Jewish hatred?
A: Certainly not. I am trying to point out the depth and extent of the hatred that is directed against the United States, because I believe that the efforts to downplay its depth and extent leave us less equipped to defend ourselves. As I said above, the focus here is on Zionism; any Jew who renounces the ideologies of Zionism and Jewish Chosen People racism is most welcome to join forces with us. Anyone who targets innocent Jews in the USA is not only evil, but is playing into the hands of the radical Zionists who are trying to fan the flames of anti-American hatred. Also, one of the reasons why the war on terror is so important is that those who would destroy Western civilization do not believe in the principles of due process and justice that are central elements of the American system.

Q: Are you deliberately ignoring more liberal schools of thought in Judaism?
A: Certainly not. I encourage any Jewish individual or group who is willing to work publicly for the reform of the Judaic doctrines, theological tenets and laws that Jewish radicals use to justify violence. But not all self-proclaimed moderates are truly moderate: many deny that these elements of Judaism exist at all — hardly a promising platform for reform. It is important to make proper distinctions and speak honestly about the roots of the terrorist threat.

Q: What can we do about this threat?
A: Many things, but what we must do above all is remain true to our principles of freedom and equality of rights and dignity for all. These ideas and related ones are what set us apart from global Zionists. If we discard them in order to fight the Zionists, we risk erasing the distinction between the two camps.

Q: Why are you doing this?
A: Zionist ideology is a threat to the peace and human rights of non-Jews as well as Jews worldwide. If it is not confronted and resisted, it will prevail.