Posted on 05/04/2016 4:06:59 AM PDT by SJackson
What is perhaps most conspicuous about the growth of anti-Semitism on the European Left, as exemplified by the current crisis in the British Labour Party, is that it is rising at a time when Europe should be busy with much more pressing issues, such as national security -- particularly in London, where the terrorist threat keeps growing and security officials can barely keep up.
It has been less than two months since Islamic terrorists successfully targeted the Brussels airport and the Maelbeek metro station, killing 32 people and wounding many more. And it has been only half a year since the Paris attacks, in which Islamic terrorists killed 130 people and wounded nearly 400. These were groundbreaking, shocking events in the history of Islamic terrorism on European soil, so one would naturally assume that Israel and Jews in general, who make up such a marginal demographic group, constituting less than half a percent of the population of the EU, would be the last thing on European politicians' minds. Another enormous immigration crisis looms, as 800,000 migrants, according to French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, are currently in Libyan territory waiting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. This means that Europe will most likely be facing even more chaos than it did last summer.
However, European politicians, instead of busying themselves with protecting their citizens from future terrorist attacks -- as well as preventing another chaotic summer of migration chaos -- incredibly find time to get mired in sordid squabbles about insane ideas of transferring Israeli Jews to the United States and claiming Hitler was a Zionist -- as we saw in the U.K. -- or composing elaborate peace conference initiatives to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- as we saw in France. If I were a European citizen, I would wonder why my government was occupying itself with these issues, which have no vital meaning to any Europeans, at a time when Europe is facing unprecedented security threats.
As I mentioned in a past column, one example of this preposterous mindset was France's rejection of Israeli terrorism tracking technology, which might have possibly prevented the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels -- a clear example of Jew hatred trumping national security concerns, especially at a time when national security should be the top priority of every single European government.
In the wake of the anti-Semitism debacle in the British Labour Party, the obligatory inquiries will be made, solemn reports will be written and the culprits will be reprimanded, rebuked or excluded, upon which all will be forgotten and everyone will carry on as usual. It will change nothing, least of all the influence of the radical Left on mainstream leftist parties.
While the sordid ideas that are entertained by some in the European Left came out in the open in Britain on this occasion, this is most certainly not the last time we will see such a "crisis" revolving around the airing of some of these ideas, as the radical Left's influence becomes more and more apparent, not only in Britain, but across the European Union. No one should harbor any doubts as to whether this is a British phenomenon -- it most certainly is not, as anyone who follows Scandinavian politics can ascertain.
At any rate, whatever the outcome, for British Jews it is all too little and too late and the Labour debacle is only a political symptom of what has already become an undeniable fact on the street: Hate crimes against British Jews are at an all-time high. A report released on Sunday showed that there has been an increase of 50 percent in violent crimes against British Jews in the past two years and 1,000 anti-Semitic incidents in 2015 compared to 938 in 2014. Violent crimes constituted 196 incidents in 2015 compared to 126 incidents in 2014.
In other parts of the U.K., Jews are not faring any better. Almost 20 percent of Jews in Scotland have said that they have been victims of hate crimes. In Glasgow, home to the majority of Scottish Jews, more Jews are leaving or fearing to identify as Jews in a city, which has become increasingly hostile, something that culminated in 2014, when the Glasgow City Council decided to fly the Palestinian flag in what it said was a show of solidarity with the people of Gaza.
Just as elsewhere in Europe, these developments are more likely than not to result in an even greater exodus of Jews from the European continent. Israel will be the richer for that and Europe the poorer. This leaves the Europeans with nowhere to escape from their irresponsible politicians. But they should ask why Israel and the Jews continue to be an almost clinical obsession to the point where Jew-hatred trumps national security. It would be very interesting to hear the answer.
Just a fine point.
With Trump’s apparent promotion to the GOP nominee, his name will become the focus of articles like this, which had previously used the work “trump” as an independent word.
It’s still an independent word, but the name will start to become more important. Just saying. :D
France’s rejection of Israeli terrorism tracking technology, which might have possibly prevented the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels — a clear example of Jew hatred trumping national security.
as the radical Left’s influence becomes more and more apparent, not only in Britain, but across the European Union.
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one example of this preposterous mindset was France's rejection of Israeli terrorism tracking technology, which might have possibly prevented the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels -- a clear example of Jew hatred trumping national security concerns.
Naah, the French just want to give the terrorists a fair chance. Using Israeli technology would be disproportionate.
Interesting point.
They haven’t identified the company, but I’d be willing to bet they’re located inside the 1949 lines. If so, it’s clear the boycott is aimed at Israel, not products from Judea and Samaria. And that some European countries are willing their citizens die in pursuit of anti-Israel objectives. It’s my understanding Israel shares the technology with the US and a few other pro-Israel countries.
Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face...Europe is apparently peopled by really really stoopid folks who never seem to learn. They apparently absorb antisemitism in their mother’s milk. What has it brought them? Bloodshed, the expenditure of zillions in currency, heartache and a brain drain. So be it, Eurotrash. Don’t leave the light on for me. I wouldn’t spend a dime in your benighted countries.
Liberalism is a mental disorder. In Europe too.
Just think of the European Israel haters as a bunch of Godless degenerates with the emphasis on degenerates. While their own nations are invaded and hundreds of their citizens are murdered by Muslim Jihadists they still have nothing better to do than pressure Israel in their evil ways. Same as they have done for years before Muslim mass murders on European soil.
Europe is a very important trade partner with Israel. Israel depends on selling hi-tech and agricultural products to Europe. Otherwise Israel would have told the European nations to drop dead long ago. With some exceptions. Germany is mixed but helpful to Israel such as selling Israel very high quality submarines. Poland and Hungary are very good. Usually the common European citizen is neutral or positive about Israel. Its the scummy leftist leaders and leftists NGOs that are the problem with BDS and boycotts. Vlad Putin is OK sometimes but hurt Israel greatly by helping Iran get all nuked up.
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