http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/266425Former Knesset Speaker A. Burg stated in a Hebrew interview, that he 'was a proud Hellenist' .
" I know you live for the Jewish people , but let me be universalist" .
Regarding Mattityahu he said," a fanatic , a murderer , a religious fanatic , a fundamentalist if he was doing the same action nowadays I would not sit with him in the same place .In terms of today, a Kahanist ."
He also added that he likes Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai for being a realist, but scorns Rabbi Akiva which he views as Messianic and blames the destruction on him.
I obviously strongly disagree with Burg's hostile views about Mattityahu, Kahane, and Rabbi Akiva.
But one benefit of his statement is that he is helping in his own distorted way to help clarify what is Torah True Judaism and what does the holiday of Chanuka really represent.