Mark Steyn on the increase of anti-Semitic violence in Europe.
The European political and media class essentially shares the same view of the situation — to the point where state TV stations are broadcasting fake Israeli “war crimes.” As I always say, the “oldest hatred” didn’t get that way without an ability to adapt: Once upon a time on the Continent, Jews were hated as rootless cosmopolitan figures who owed no national allegiance. So they became a conventional nation state, and now they’re hated for that. And, if Hamas get their way and destroy the Jewish state, the few who survive will be hated for something else. So it goes.
There are those who say that we should not confuse criticism of the Israeli government’s policies with anti-Semitism. It’s easy to tell who those people are because they seldom have a good thing to say about the policies of the Israeli government and, more importantly, never have a single serious criticism of the Palstinian government. Hamas could lob ten thousand rockets randomly into Israel and every rocket would be a justified response to some Israeli slight. There is always an excuse.
Meanwhile, Jews all over the world face hatred and violence and few seem to care at all. We’ve seen that before.
Tags: Anti-Semitism, Gaza, Hamas, Israel
Mark is right on target. Unfortunately, only the conservatives can be trusted to support Israel.