Structure and Content
The Protocols purports to document the minutes of a late-19th-century meeting attended by world Jewish leaders, the "Elders of Zion", who are conspiring to take over the world. The forgery places in the mouths of the Jewish leaders a variety of plans, most of which derive from older antisemitic canards. For example, the Protocols includes plans to subvert the morals of the non-Jewish world, plans for Jewish bankers to control the world's economies, plans for Jewish control of the press, and - ultimately - plans for the destruction of civilization. The document consists of twenty-four "protocols", which have been analyzed by Steven Jacobs and Mark Weitzman, and they documented several recurrent themes that appear repeatedly in the 24 protocols, as shown in the following table:
| Protocol | Title | Themes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Basic Doctrine: "Right Lies in Might" | Freedom and Liberty; Authority and power; Gold = money |
| 2 | Economic War and Disorganization Lead to International Government | International Political economic conspiracy; Press/Media as tools |
| 3 | Methods of Conquest | Jewish people, arrogant and corrupt; Chosenness/Election; Public Service |
| 4 | The Destruction of Religion by Materialism | Business as Cold and Heartless; Gentiles as slaves |
| 5 | Despotism and Modern Progress | Jewish Ethics; Jewish People's Relationship to Larger Society |
| 6 | The Acquisition of Land, The Encouragement of Speculation | Ownership of land |
| 7 | A Prophecy of Worldwide War | Internal unrest and discord (vs. Court system) leading to war vs Shalom/Peace |
| 8 | The transitional Government | Criminal element |
| 9 | The All-Embracing Propaganda | Law; education; Masonry/Freemasonry |
| 10 | Abolition of the Constitution; Rise of the Autocracy | Politics; Majority rule; Liberalism; Family |
| 11 | The Constitution of Autocracy and Universal Rule | Gentiles; Jewish political involvement; Masonry |
| 12 | The Kingdom of the Press and Control | Liberty; Press censorship; Publishing |
| 13 | Turning Public Thought from Essentials to Non-essentials | Gentiles; Business; Chosenness/Election; Press and censorship; Liberalism |
| 14 | The Destruction of Religion as a Prelude to the Rise of the Jewish God | Judaism; God; Gentiles; Liberty; Pornography |
| 15 | Utilization of Masonry: Heartless Suppression of Enemies | Gentiles; Masonry; Sages of Israel; Political power and authority; King of Israel |
| 16 | The Nullification of Education | Education |
| 17 | The Fate of Lawyers and the Clergy | Lawyers; Clergy; Christianity and non-Jewish Authorship |
| 18 | The Organization of Disorder | Evil; Speech; |
| 19 | Mutual Understanding Between Ruler and People | Gossip; Martyrdom |
| 20 | The Financial Program and Construction | Taxes and Taxation; Loans; Bonds; Usury; Moneylending |
| 21 | Domestic Loans and Government Credit | Stock Markets and Stock Exchanges |
| 22 | The Beneficence of Jewish Rule | Gold = Money; Chosenness/Election |
| 23 | The Inculcation of Obedience | Obedience to Authority; Slavery; Chosenness/Election |
| 24 | The Jewish Ruler | Kingship; Document as Fiction |
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