Living in Metropolitan Detroit, I have had the pleasure of meeting many very nice people of the Muslim faith. From classes with my children to their hockey and soccer teams. These all seem like nice people who love their children and want to live in a peaceful world. I am conflicted because I have spent the summer in reflection. Particularly the last week or so, while my computer was acting funny and it was hard to write. Why does the world hate the jews so much all of a sudden?
Now, I understand and believe that it is not "all of a sudden", however I think that most will admit, this summer there has been a sharp rise in Anti-Semitism. All these Anti-Israel rallies are really anti-semitism. Most anyone who believes that Israel is the aggressor committing war crimes is, in my opinion, anti-Semitic. I know there are those out there who do not agree with my past statement. I have asked, researched and questioned how anyone can believe that Hamas is NOT using human shields, firing near UN buildings, firing from neighborhoods, FIRING INDISCIMINATELY INTO ISRAEL!!!. The anti-Israel collation believes this, although ALL THE EVIDENCE disputes it!! Therefore, I can only conclude that the anti-Israel collation, has blinders on because they are anti-semitic. If these people really cared about the people of Palestine and not about ending Israel existence, they would punish Hamas.
So that rant on my part brings me to my second point. Who are these anti-Israel protesters? I have looked at many pictures from around the globe. My unscientific analysis is that these are mostly muslim, some left wing people who have been brainwashed, and anti-semites. Lets talk about the first group. Obviously, there are people in this world who are anti-Semitic. Just like there are those that are racist. People are ignorant, raised to believe non truths and maybe have no contact with others of a different race or religion. I would imagine that in many places in Europe, where there are not many Jews due to the Holocaust, that there are many people who have never met a Jew and have been told bad things about them all of their lives. That is sad, but I don't think that is the problem here.
The second group of people are those "lefties", as my uncle, who I always believed was, called them (if you are reading this, I am overwhelmed by your support of the Jewish people and Israel during this time of crisis-thank you). These "lefties" like to protect the underdog. In general, I think that for the most part, society benefits from people like them. I want to say they keep government honest, but I am not that naive of government, but they do question and for democracy, that is good. I don't always agree, but I usually respect their opinion. However, it seems that someone blindly (out of anti-semitism?) decided that the suffering of the Palestinians was due to the Israelis and then everyone followed like sheep. All the evidence is to the contrary. The people of Gaza are suffering, but not from the Israelis!!!! When the Israelis pulled out of Gaza they left agricultural industries, they were destroyed. Cement was given to build schools, hospitals, etc. It was used to build tunnels. Yes, the people of Gaza need help, but the first step is to get rid of there government. Also, these "lefties" who are anti-Israel, do they understand that the side they are routing for would take away all of the freedoms that they enjoy and are fighting for!! I am sorry, but I just do not get it. It is like bizarro world, because in the US and Canada, these activists fight and rally for women's rights, diversity, etc. It is proven that in the radical Muslim world of Hamas (and ISIS) that NONE of those freedoms will exist!!!
Lastly, the third group rallying against Israel is Muslims. That is the group that scares me the most! I am going to assume that these are really the radical Muslims that call for the killing of the Jews. It helps with my conflicted state in paragraph 1. These radical Muslims have played the judeo-christian world perfectly! Diversity is a good thing for us all. When people of different religions, cultures and races come together, everyone learns and grows. However, Hamas, whose charter includes ending the existence of Jews or ISIS, who wants everyone to be radical Muslim or die, does not want diversity OR even tolerate it.
We (judeo-christians) are so afraid to not be PC (politically correct) that we have let these radical Muslims wedge their way into mainstream society. In Europe, it seems rampant! France is something like 7.5% Muslim. Although this is not a large percentage of the population, a small loud, aggressive and hateful minority seems much louder (especially with the help of the media) than the silent majority. Does the silent majority in Europe think that this is a problem between the Jews and Muslims? That would be ignorant of the majority of seeing and reading everything before them. Just look to the Christians in Iraq! Although diversity is good for society, when you have one group that believes that all the other groups need to become like them, it is a huge problem! I am pretty sure that the traditional English, Belgium or French people would not be happy to become radical Muslim. However, Europe has given radical Muslims the religious freedom to operate in their countries (or at least seems to turn a blind eye to it), and now the tide is turning that any control that these governments had, is leaving. Although the French government responded to the threats and direct aggressions against the Jews this summer, it does not seem to be that effective. I love France and have been there many times. I would NOT travel there right now.
How does a nation stop these waves? A start is to redefine or better define or educate those on free speech. Free speech is important. I firmly believe that the Anti-Israel rally here is West Bloomfield had a right go on. It occurred during a Zionist meeting. From all accounts, it was peaceful. There was also a strong Pro-Israel presence as well. However, there needs to be a definite line between free speech and hurtful speech. "Kill the Jews" is NOT ACCEPTABLE and at that point the perpetrators should be punished by law. Also, the media should be held accountable for false reporting. Not, oops, we really couldn't report what was really happening in Gaza because we were scared for our lives - coming out now, after a summer of false reporting. At this point the public, in general, do not know what to believe or have stopped listening. - another blog! I better end this since my kids are now up and this is getting long. The point of this blog is to identify those who are Anti-Israel and maybe that will help decide what to do about it.
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