Of all the libels that have served as a means of incitement of hate against Jews, and as intellectual justification of anti-Semitism, the myth of the so-called 'Jewish Conspiracy' to gain domination of the whole world, as embodied in the forged Protocols of the Elders of Zion, is probably the most devious and the most dangerous. Previously only analyzed in academic, footnoted studies, the history of the Protocols is presented here by Judge Hadassa Ben-Itto in an eminently readable, fascinating account, telling the stories of the numerous people involved over the hundred years that the forgery has existed. Above all, this is the story of a judge who follows the Protocols into lawyers' chambers and into courtrooms in Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, the United States, and Russia, and presents the reader with a detailed critical analysis of legal proceedings which culminated in fascinating courtroom drama. The truth is revealed again and again, but the lie will not die. AUTHOR: Hadassa Ben-Itto served as a judge in Israel for 31 years at courts of all levels. She served twice as a member of Israel's delegation to the UN General Assembly and Israel's delegation to the UNESCO conference on human rights, Paris, 1982. As well as heading various committees, she has taught criminal procedure at Bar-Ilan University. In 1988 she was appointed World President of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. In 1999 she was awarded the Zeltner Prize, a most prestigious prize awarded in Israel to an outstanding jurist. In 2003 she was awarded by the Israel Bar Association the Women in the Law citation of merit.
