which Holy Land ?
which Holy Land ?
"It's Holocaust Remembrance Day, and secular Europe is sick of it. Certain that they have long since been cleansed of any guilt for the sins of their fathers, Eurosecs see themselves as the very incarnation of postmodern virtue. Naturally, they reject the grotesque racist stereotypes their fathers embraced. They know today's Jews are their moral inferiors for an entirely different, entirely factual, reason: that Israel is a poisonous foreign element in the Middle East — a racist, colonial state whose 5 million Jews are oppressing the Palestinians, occupying their land, and preventing peace and progress in the 22 failed Arab states that surround them."
Barbara Lerner in NRO.The survival of Israel depends for her on considering the Jews' biblical claim (which christianity recognises) with the same respect accorded Islam's claim for Arabia. Important reading altogather.
Posted by bunuel cela at May 5, 2005 05:08 PM
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felix quigley
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Bunuel,
There is a part of me that is very sceptical towards this alliance of Christian and Jew and there are parts of this article by Lerner which struggles with it as well. There is the obvious contradiction of anti-semitism emerging out of Christian ideology. Yet there is the welcome support from especially American Christians for the opposition to the Gaza sellout by Sharon. It is a good article but I suspect the issue is more complicated still. One thing which must be brought into the equation is the historical role of the Soviet Union in driving forward anti-Semitism on the anti-Israeli platform. I touched on this in introductory articles I wrote to launch my website (www.IrelandSupportsIsrael.com)
Posted by: felix quigley on May 6, 2005 05:03 AM
which Holy Land ?
"It's Holocaust Remembrance Day, and secular Europe is sick of it. Certain that they have long since been cleansed of any guilt for the sins of their fathers, Eurosecs see themselves as the very incarnation of postmodern virtue. Naturally, they reject the grotesque racist stereotypes their fathers embraced. They know today's Jews are their moral inferiors for an entirely different, entirely factual, reason: that Israel is a poisonous foreign element in the Middle East — a racist, colonial state whose 5 million Jews are oppressing the Palestinians, occupying their land, and preventing peace and progress in the 22 failed Arab states that surround them."
Barbara Lerner in NRO.The survival of Israel depends for her on considering the Jews' biblical claim (which christianity recognises) with the same respect accorded Islam's claim for Arabia. Important reading altogather.
Posted by bunuel cela at May 5, 2005 05:08 PM