Posted on 08/04/2017 8:59:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Have you noticed that, immediately after an Islamic terrorist attack in our nation, the airwaves are ablaze with warnings – not against Islamic terrorism but against Islamophobia. So, the fear is not that there will be more terrorist attacks. The fear is that people will be fearful of Muslims. That is misguided enough (although I too deplore when the larger Muslim community is blamed for what the radical extremists do). But what just happened in Bondi, Australia takes this illogicality to a whole new level.
As reported on News.com.au, “A LOCAL council has banned the construction of a synagogue in Bondi because it could be a terrorist target, in a shock move that religious leaders say has caved in to Islamic extremism and created a dangerous precedent.”
Yes, the Jewish community was not allowed to build a new synagogue for fear that it would be targeted by radical Muslims. Talk about a reverse in logic.
The decision had been fought in the courts, but it was upheld this week, leading to outrage and dismay.
“Jewish leaders are shocked the decision appears to suggest they cannot freely practice their religion because they are the target of hate by Islamist extremists — and that the council has used their own risk assessment of the threat posed by IS against it.
“The head of the local Jewish community said the council and the court had effectively stifled freedom of religion and rewarded terrorism.”
As expressed by Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, the “implications [of the decision] are enormous. It basically implies that no Jewish organisation should be allowed to exist in residential areas. It stands to stifle Jewish existence and activity in Sydney and indeed, by creating a precedent, the whole of Australia, and by extension rewarding terrorism.”
Logic would tell you that if terrorism is the problem, you stand against it, not punish potential victims. Logic would tell you that if you bow down to the threat of terrorism, you empower it. What were the people of Bondi thinking?
While the Muslim population of Australia is growing rapidly, it still constitutes only 2.6 percent of the population, and the Australian media constantly defends Islam as a religion of peace. Why, then, so much fear? If the vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists, why be afraid to build a synagogue in Bondi? Is the government not able to deal with a handful of radicalized, violent Muslims?
In Muslim majority nations where strict Islam is practiced, Jews and Christians are reduced to second-class citizens, having to pay the jizya tax and deprived of the right to build new synagogues and churches. Yet today, in Australia, where non-Muslims outnumber Muslims by roughly 40 to 1, a Jewish community cannot build a new synagogue. To ask again, what kind of logic is this?
In years past, I have pointed out the hypocrisy of feminists and LGBT activists siding against Israel and with Hamas, as well as the absurdity of portraying Hamas as the victim. As I noted in 2014, “As the standard, anti-Israel, pro-Hamas narrative goes, Israel has the Iron Dome defense whereas Hamas has no such defensive shield. In other words, it’s not fair that Hamas is unable to murder the civilians it targets day and night, since Israel’s superior technology is able to shoot down their missiles. Talk about taking all the fun out of terrorism.”
Others have pointed to the self-contradictory message sent by Islamic extremists who say, “How dare you call us terrorists! We will kill you! Off with your heads!”
Yes, nice guys, one and all. How did we misjudge them?
When it comes to the outrageous decision in Bondi, local Jewish leader Vic Alhadeff said it well: “This simply shows how we’re all losing our freedoms. Those who want us to be afraid are winning, and this ill-conceived judgment represents a dangerous precedent.”
And do you know who should lead the protest against the court’s decision? It is the Muslims of Australia. They should say as one man, “We renounce terrorism, we believe in freedom of religion, and we affirm your right to build a new house of worship. In fact, we want to stand with you to combat radical Islam, and we pledge our help and support.”
Does that have a chance of happening? We shall see, although it may be highly unlikely. (I’d be thrilled to be wrong here in my skepticism.)
But there’s another group that most certainly can and should stand up, and that is the Christian community of Australia. Let them raise their voices and shout to this beleaguered Jewish community, “Bondi is not a ghetto, and Australia is not a war zone. Together, we will stand for freedom, liberty, and safety.”
What a message this would send to the Jewish people of Australia and beyond.
The West continues to surrender to Islam.
Insanity. Complete insanity.
These guys are like sperm. There are millions of them and one of them is going to get through. One has to kill what produces the sperm and the authorities don’t understand that.
Well the logic can be turned on any new mosque no? It might trigger Islamophobia.
WAKE UP!!!!
Islamic TERROR is Worse than the KKK ever was and WORSE than any NAZI!!!!!
It’s very simple:
They hide behind their religion.
They lie to people, kill, cheat them, or harm them any way they can if they do not want to join their religion.
They do not care if they are killed doing this harm of innocent people as their god will reward them in the afterlife.
They band in countries and start the violence after they reach a competitive amount of people that can do damage.
It’s very simple. If you are not a member of their religion, or believe in the freedom of choice for your religion, or if you treat women as an equal or as a person of standing rather than a possession, or if you believe in a safe, law abiding country to live in, and want to see it enforced for the better of mankind, then you are their enemy and they want to harm you.
Simple.
rwood
Australia - you need to pass your own version of the First Amendment protecting your religious liberties, pronto.
It's called the battered wife syndrome. You blame the victim and exonerate the guilty.
And as we know well, muslims know a great deal about battering wives and blaming innocent victims.
islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist that acts as a mental virus.
Islam spread very rapidly not because it was a popular religion but because they used the most hellish terror attacks on their victims.
And anyone who wants to block a new mosque will be arrested and thrown in jail.
This is really just a sneaky way of not having a synagogue built. That’s is their intention. The m*slim thing is mostly an excuse.
And notice they don’t give a $hit about Judeophobia. That’s perfectly OK.
Hoping Australia wakes up, but it probably won’t. Always wanted to visit Australia, but don’t know if I’ll make it before Australia turns m*slim.
A few days ago, for the very first time, I googled “mosques” in my state...and several other states. I was appalled! It’s unbelievable what our past administrations have allowed.
Google:
mosques in Florida
mosques in New Jersey
mosques in South Carolina
etc....
It’s frightening!
“And anyone who wants to block a new mosque will be arrested and thrown in jail.”
May 31, 2017
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Officials will pay a Muslim organization $3.25 million to settle a federal lawsuit and allow a mosque to be built at its original proposed location.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/31/mosque-lawsuit-settlement/357349001/
Lots of anti-semites in Aussieland. The terror attracting thing is just an excuse.
The point where it's 'a religion' and the point when it's 'EVIL/nuts' is TOO CLOSE.
Many spices - taken in large enough qualities - will make a person 'high'. The problem is the point where a person becomes 'high' on spice - and the point where they 'die from overdose' is TOO CLOSE.
That's Islam... it's why our side doesn't know now to deal with it without appearing bigoted.
Ban synagogues because they might be terror targets and approve mosques which foment the terrorism.........mmmmmmm.
Submit or Die
It’s what Islam is all about.
And yet, we allow these monsters to live among us.
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