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The Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism is little remarked upon, even in the independent media, but deserves much greater attention since it ties together George H. W. Bush, Benjamin Netanyahu and Le Cercle. The article lacks details, but is a recommended starting point for anyone seeking to understand the "War on Terror".
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| − | |description=The birthplace of the "War on Terror" doctrine. | + | |description=The birthplace of the "War on Terror" doctrine, "a major international forum for the movement against détente". |
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| + | |planners=Benjamin Netanyahu, Jonathan Institute, Le Cercle | ||
| + | |participants=Benjamin Netanyahu, Benzion Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, Paul Johnson, Hugh Fraser, Henry M. Jackson, Menachem Begin, Chaim Herzog, Richard Pipes, Brian Crozier, Aharon Yariv, Lord Chalfont, Ray S. Cline, Gideon Rafael, John C. Danforth, David Barrett, Robert Moss, Mordechai Abir, Edward Teller, Thomas C. Schelling, Asher Ben-Natan, Joop Den Uyl, Annie Kriegel, Frank Cluskey, Jack Kemp, Piero Luigi Vigna, Bayard Rustin, George Will, Gerhard Löwenthal, Michael Elkins, Norman Podhoretz, Midge Decter, Ben Wattenberg, Jacques Soustelle, Meir Shamgar, Merlyn Rees, Harry van den Bergh, Mordecai Ben-Ari, Joseph W. Bishop, Hans Josef Horchem, Manlio Brosio, Eric Blumenfeld, Alun Gwynne Jones, George H. W. Bush, George Keegan Jr, Shlomo Gazit, Vladimir Bukovsky,Claire Sterling | ||
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| − | The | + | The '''Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism''' ('''JCIT''') was a seminal event in the development of the "[[war on terror]]". It was convened by the [[Jonathan Institute]] on 2-5 July [[1979]] at the Hilton Hotel, [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]. It was attended by about 700 guests, almost all citizens of [[Israel]], [[UK]] and [[US]], but with a few other [[Western Europe]]ans.<ref>Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Foreword.</ref><ref>Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Foreword.</ref> It was followed up in [[1984]] by the more widely publicised [[Washington Conference on International Terrorism]]. |
| − | == | + | ==Own words== |
| − | + | The conference aimed, in the words of its founder, [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], "to focus public attention on the grave threat that international terrorism poses to all democratic societies, to study the real nature of today’s terrorism, and to propose measures for combating and defeating the international terror movements."<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s8Pm37gg5JkC&pg=PA1#PPP9 International Terrorism: Challenge and Response - Foreword]</ref> It was not widely reported upon at the time, and no pictures were readily available on the internet as of 2019. | |
==Purposes== | ==Purposes== | ||
| − | [[Tom Secker]] | + | [[Tom Secker]] suggests that the [[ideology]] of the current "[[War on Terror]]" was conceived at the JCIT,<ref>http://www.spyculture.com/disinfowars-3-the-ideological-origins-of-the-war-on-terror/ Paywalled :-( but a sampler is available.</ref> while [[Tom Griffin]] termed it in his PhD thesis "a major international forum for the movement against [[détente]]".<ref>https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/155465473/GRIFFIN_Thomas_PhD_Thesis_FINAL.pdf</ref> |
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| + | A [[Canadian]] [[academic]]{{who}} noted that the conference featured: "pre-emptive attacks on states that are alleged to support “[[terrorists]]”; an elaborate intelligence system apparatus; slashed [[civil liberties]], particularly for [[Palestinians]] targeted as potential terrorists, including [[detention without charge]], and [[torture]]; and [[propaganda]] to dehumanize “terrorists” in the eyes of the public. [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George Shultz]], [[Reagan]]’s [[Secretary of State]] enthusiastically endorsed this concept. [[Bush Sr]]. gave a speech at JCIT advocating precisely the type of “[[war on terror]]” that [[George W Bush|his son]] implemented in [[2001]]."<ref>http://911blogger.com/node/10264</ref> | ||
==Deep political connections== | ==Deep political connections== | ||
| − | [[Brian Crozier]], | + | [[Brian Crozier]], [[Le_Cercle/Chairman_(Europe)|chairman]] of [[Le Cercle]], spoke at the conference, as did his friends [[Robert Moss]], [[Alun Gwynne Jones]] and [[Gerhard Lowenthal]], all of whom have attended Le Cercle. Launching a "war on terror" is a close fit with other known activities of the group such as interfering in [[party politics]], setting up "anti-communist" groups and brokering [[weapons deal]]s. Many [[Cercle]] members set up groups to carry out "[[terrorism research]]". |
==Programme== | ==Programme== | ||
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===Third Session: The Threat Posed by Terrorism to Democratic Societies=== | ===Third Session: The Threat Posed by Terrorism to Democratic Societies=== | ||
| − | *Ambassador [[Gideon Rafael]], Chairman: Opening Remarks. | + | *(Ex-) [[Israeli Ambassador to the UK|Ambassador]] [[Gideon Rafael]], Chairman: Opening Remarks. |
*Senator [[John C. Danforth]]: Terrorism Versus Democracy | *Senator [[John C. Danforth]]: Terrorism Versus Democracy | ||
*[[David Barrett]]: The Threat of Terrorism in a Broader Concept. | *[[David Barrett]]: The Threat of Terrorism in a Broader Concept. | ||
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*[[Alun Gwynne Jones|Lord Chalfont]], Chairman: Opening Remarks. | *[[Alun Gwynne Jones|Lord Chalfont]], Chairman: Opening Remarks. | ||
*[[Lane Kirkland]], President, [[AFL-CIO]]: Terrorism and the Gulag. | *[[Lane Kirkland]], President, [[AFL-CIO]]: Terrorism and the Gulag. | ||
| − | *Ambassador [[George H.W. Bush]]: The U.S. and the Fight Against International Terrorism. | + | *Ambassador [[George H. W. Bush]]: The U.S. and the Fight Against International Terrorism. |
*Maj. Gen. [[George Keegan, Jr]]: The Preferred Route. | *Maj. Gen. [[George Keegan, Jr]]: The Preferred Route. | ||
*Maj. Gen. [[Shlomo Gazit]]: The Myth and Reality of the PLO. | *Maj. Gen. [[Shlomo Gazit]]: The Myth and Reality of the PLO. | ||
*[[Vladimir Bukovsky]]: The Curse of Complicity. | *[[Vladimir Bukovsky]]: The Curse of Complicity. | ||
*Lord Chalfont's Closing Remarks.<ref>Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Contents.</ref> | *Lord Chalfont's Closing Remarks.<ref>Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Contents.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Reporting== | ||
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| + | In July 1979 [[Executive Intelligence Review]] published a one page article by [[Jeffrey Steinberg]] on JCIT entitled: ''Jerusalem conference plots International terrorist bloodbath''. It named as JCIT visitors [[Robert Moss]], [[Brian Crozier]], [[Ray Cline]], [[Lord Chalfont]], [[Paul Johnson]], [[Henry Jackson]], [[Jacques Soustelle]], [[Chaim Herzog]], [[Midge Decter]] and [[Ben Watenberg]].<ref>http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1979/eirv06n28-19790717/eirv06n28-19790717_063-facts_behind_terrorism_jerusalem.pdf</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 27 October 2024
The Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism (JCIT) was a seminal event in the development of the "war on terror". It was convened by the Jonathan Institute on 2-5 July 1979 at the Hilton Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel. It was attended by about 700 guests, almost all citizens of Israel, UK and US, but with a few other Western Europeans.[1][2] It was followed up in 1984 by the more widely publicised Washington Conference on International Terrorism.
Contents
- 1 Own words
- 2 Purposes
- 3 Deep political connections
- 4 Programme
- 4.1 Opening Session: The Face of Terrorism
- 4.2 Second Session: State Support for International Terrorism
- 4.3 Third Session: The Threat Posed by Terrorism to Democratic Societies
- 4.4 Fourth Session: Current Response of Democratic Societies
- 4.5 Fifth Session: Terrorism and the Media
- 4.6 Sixth Session: Proposed Countermeasures for the Democratic World
- 4.7 Closing Session: The Challenge to Free Men
- 5 Reporting
- 6 Related Quotation
- 7 Known Participants
- 8 Related Documents
- 9 Rating
- 10 References
Own words
The conference aimed, in the words of its founder, Benjamin Netanyahu, "to focus public attention on the grave threat that international terrorism poses to all democratic societies, to study the real nature of today’s terrorism, and to propose measures for combating and defeating the international terror movements."[3] It was not widely reported upon at the time, and no pictures were readily available on the internet as of 2019.
Purposes
Tom Secker suggests that the ideology of the current "War on Terror" was conceived at the JCIT,[4] while Tom Griffin termed it in his PhD thesis "a major international forum for the movement against détente".[5]
A Canadian academic[Who?] noted that the conference featured: "pre-emptive attacks on states that are alleged to support “terrorists”; an elaborate intelligence system apparatus; slashed civil liberties, particularly for Palestinians targeted as potential terrorists, including detention without charge, and torture; and propaganda to dehumanize “terrorists” in the eyes of the public. George H. W. Bush and George Shultz, Reagan’s Secretary of State enthusiastically endorsed this concept. Bush Sr. gave a speech at JCIT advocating precisely the type of “war on terror” that his son implemented in 2001."[6]
Deep political connections
Brian Crozier, chairman of Le Cercle, spoke at the conference, as did his friends Robert Moss, Alun Gwynne Jones and Gerhard Lowenthal, all of whom have attended Le Cercle. Launching a "war on terror" is a close fit with other known activities of the group such as interfering in party politics, setting up "anti-communist" groups and brokering weapons deals. Many Cercle members set up groups to carry out "terrorism research".
Programme
In 1981, the Jonathan Institute published the speeches in a book, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, edited by Netanyahu.[7][8]
Opening Session: The Face of Terrorism
- Professor Benzion Netanyahu, Chairman: Opening Remarks.
- Shimon Peres, MK: The Threat and the Response.
- Paul Johnson: The Seven Deadly Sins of Terrorism.
- Hugh Fraser, MP: The Tyranny of Terrorism.
- Senator Henry M. Jackson: Terrorism as a Weapon in International Politics.
- Prime Minister Menachem Begin: Freedom Fighters and Terrorists.
Second Session: State Support for International Terrorism
- Ambassador Chaim Herzog, Chairman: Opening Remarks.
- Professor Richard Pipes: The roots of the Involvement.
- Brian Crozier: Soviet Support for International Terrorism.
- Maj. Gen Aharon Yariv: Arab State Support for Terrorism.
- Lord Chalfont: Overcoming the Climate of Appeasement.
- Dr Ray S. Cline: The Strategic Framework.
Third Session: The Threat Posed by Terrorism to Democratic Societies
- (Ex-) Ambassador Gideon Rafael, Chairman: Opening Remarks.
- Senator John C. Danforth: Terrorism Versus Democracy
- David Barrett: The Threat of Terrorism in a Broader Concept.
- Robert Moss: The Terrorist State.
- Professor Mordecai Abir: The Arab World, Oil and Terrorism.
- Professor Edward Teller: The Spectre of Nuclear Terrorism.
- Professor Thomas C. Schelling: Can Nuclear Terrorism be Neutralized?
Fourth Session: Current Response of Democratic Societies
- Ambassador Asher Ben-Natan, Chairman: Opening Remarks.
- Joop Den Uyl, MP: The Dutch Response.
- Professor Annie Kriegel: Public Opinion, Intellectuals and Terrorism in Western Europe.
- Frank Cluskey, MP: The Irish Response.
- Representative Jack Kemp: The Unseen Hand.
- Piero Luigi Vigna: Italian Responses.
- Bayard Rustin: Democracy and Terrorism.
- George Will: Calculating the Public Interest.
Fifth Session: Terrorism and the Media
- Gerhard Lowenthal: The Case of West Germany
- Michael Elkins: Caging the Beast.
- Norman Podhoretz: The Subtle Collusion.
- Midge Decter: The Need for Clarity.
- Ben Wattenberg: A Politics of Freedom is the Answer.
- Jacques Soustelle: Liberty or License?
Sixth Session: Proposed Countermeasures for the Democratic World
- Justice Meir Shamgar, Chairman: Opening Remarks.
- Merlyn Rees: Terror in Ireland and Britain's Response.
- Harry van den Bergh MP: Maintaining the Balance.
- Mordecai Ben-Ari: Protecting the Airways.
- Professor Joseph W. Bishop: Legal Measures to Control Terrorism in Democracies.
- Dr Hans Josef Horchem: Pre-Empting Terror.
- Ambassador Manlio Brosio: Fighting Terror within the International Framework.
- Eric Blumenfeld, Member of Bundestag, "No" to Terrorism in any Guise.
Closing Session: The Challenge to Free Men
- Lord Chalfont, Chairman: Opening Remarks.
- Lane Kirkland, President, AFL-CIO: Terrorism and the Gulag.
- Ambassador George H. W. Bush: The U.S. and the Fight Against International Terrorism.
- Maj. Gen. George Keegan, Jr: The Preferred Route.
- Maj. Gen. Shlomo Gazit: The Myth and Reality of the PLO.
- Vladimir Bukovsky: The Curse of Complicity.
- Lord Chalfont's Closing Remarks.[9]
Reporting
In July 1979 Executive Intelligence Review published a one page article by Jeffrey Steinberg on JCIT entitled: Jerusalem conference plots International terrorist bloodbath. It named as JCIT visitors Robert Moss, Brian Crozier, Ray Cline, Lord Chalfont, Paul Johnson, Henry Jackson, Jacques Soustelle, Chaim Herzog, Midge Decter and Ben Watenberg.[10]
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Sins of Statecraft - The War on Terror Exposed | “a group of powerful elites from various countries gathered at an international conference in Jerusalem to promote and exploit the idea of ‘international terrorism.’ The (Jerusalem) conference (on International Terrorism, or JCIT) established the ideological foundations for the ‘war on terror.’ JCIT’s defining theme was that international terrorism constituted an organized political movement whose ultimate origin was in the Soviet Union. All terrorist groups were ultimately products of, and could be traced back to, this single source, which - according to the JCIT - provided financial, military, and logistical assistance to disparate terrorist movements around the globe. The mortal danger to Western security and democracy posed by the worldwide scope of this international terrorist movement required an appropriate worldwide anti-terrorism offensive, consisting of the mutual coordination of Western military intelligence services.” | Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed | 2005 |
Known Participants
42 of the 46 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Mordechai Abir | JCIT |
| David Barrett | Spoke on "The Threat of Terrorism in a Broader Concept" at the JCIT |
| Mordecai Ben-Ari | Academic who spoke at the infamous Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Protecting the Airways". |
| Asher Ben-Natan | "A central figure in Israel’s defense and diplomacy establishment" who spoke at the 1979 JCIT |
| Harry van den Bergh | Dutch politician who spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Maintaining the Balance" |
| Joseph Bishop | A member of the Committee on the Present Danger, he spoke at the seminal 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Legal Measures to Control Terrorism in Democracies." |
| Manlio Brosio | The last Secretary General of NATO who was appointed before he attended the Bilderberg. |
| Vladimir Bukovsky | Russian dissident who spoke at the 1979 JCIT. |
| George H. W. Bush | Skull and bones mastermind of the bush family busine$$. |
| Ray Cline | Senior CIA, spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism |
| Brian Crozier | Arch espionage insider who founded his own intelligence agency |
| John Danforth | Spoke at the 1979 JCIT on "Terrorism Versus Democracy". He was a mentor of Le Cercle visitor, Paul Dietrich. |
| Midge Decter | Neocon "polemical powerhouse" |
| Michael Elkins | Close connections to Israeli intelligence operations. Worked for the BBC,CBS and Newsweek. The first journalist to report at the beginning of the Six-Day War, and a speaker at the 1979 JCIT. |
| Hugh Fraser | Officer in the Special Operations Executive and MI5. |
| Shlomo Gazit | Director of Israeli military intelligence Aman 1974-1978 |
| Chaim Herzog | Spook who spoke on "State Support for International Terrorism" at the 1979 JCIT, later President of Israel for a decade |
| Hans Josef Horchem | Spooky speaker at the JCIT who took early retirement to lead the Institut für Terrorismusforschung |
| Henry Jackson | Suspected deep state operative who attended 3 Bilderbergs in the 1960s and spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Terrorism as a Weapon in International Politics". |
| Paul Johnson | Influential author in US and British right-wing politics |
| Alun Gwynne Jones | UK politician, Cercle visitor, the only person who spoke more than once at the JCIT |
| Jack Kemp | Closely associated with the hawkish wing of the Republican Party. |
| Annie Kriegel | French historian who spoke at JCIT on "Public Opinion, Intellectuals and Terrorism in Western Europe." |
| Gerhard Löwenthal | German deep state operative |
| Robert Moss | Right-wing activist who specialized in anti-communist writing, attended Le Cercle, later became a shamanic counselor |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | Israeli deep politician who has been Prime Minister of Israel |
| Shimon Peres | Spooky Israeli politician |
| Richard Pipes | Hawkish cold warrior historian |
| Norman Podhoretz | One of the founding fathers of the neoconservative movement |
| Gideon Rafael | A co-founder of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and speaker at the 1979 JCIT. |
| Merlyn Rees | A UK home secretary who spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism. |
| Bayard Rustin | Quaker activist who spoke at the JCIT on "Democracy and Terrorism" |
| Thomas Schelling | US academic who coined the phrase "collateral damage" in 1961. |
| Meir Shamgar | Chaired the 6th session (on "Proposed Countermeasures for the Democratic World") of the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism. |
| Jacques Soustelle | French OAS operative, in exile between 1961 and 1968, speaker at the 1979 JCIT |
| Claire Sterling | US "terror expert" who promoted the "War on Terror" |
| Edward Teller | Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "the father of the hydrogen bomb". |
| Joop Den Uyl | Politician. Dutch Prime Minister. Deep state functionary. Teenage Adolf Hitler fan. While leading the most "socialist" coalition in Dutch history Den Uyl's cabinet secretly smuggled weapons to Israel for the Yom Kippur War, trained their soldiers, set up the first national counterterrorism units used in controversial missions, cover-up Prince Bernhard Northrop Affair. |
| Piero Luigi Vigna | Italian magistrate who spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on Italian Responses to "terrorism". |
| Ben J. Wattenberg | Democratic Party Cold War hardliner that moved to neoconservatism during the 1970s. |
| George Will | US political commentator, spoke at the Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Calculating the Public Interest". |
| Aharon Yariv | Spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism, on "Arab State Support for Terrorism". |
Related Documents
Rating
8 November 2017 Robin A good overview of this seminal conferenceThe Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism is little remarked upon, even in the independent media, but deserves much greater attention since it ties together George H. W. Bush, Benjamin Netanyahu and Le Cercle. The article lacks details, but is a recommended starting point for anyone seeking to understand the "War on Terror".
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References
- ↑ Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Foreword.
- ↑ Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Foreword.
- ↑ International Terrorism: Challenge and Response - Foreword
- ↑ http://www.spyculture.com/disinfowars-3-the-ideological-origins-of-the-war-on-terror/ Paywalled :-( but a sampler is available.
- ↑ https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/155465473/GRIFFIN_Thomas_PhD_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
- ↑ http://911blogger.com/node/10264
- ↑ Google Books (Some sections readable)
- ↑ Amazon
- ↑ Benjamin Netanyahu, International Terrorism: Challenge and Response, Jonathan Institute, 1981, Contents.
- ↑ http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1979/eirv06n28-19790717/eirv06n28-19790717_063-facts_behind_terrorism_jerusalem.pdf
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