The Hidden Costs of Jew-Baiting in England

pajamasmedia ^ | 7/10/10 | Richard Landes

[Nachum]

London is an amazing place, full of vitality, intensity, foreign tourists and residents, a patchwork of pluralism. Talk to the average person, and nothing seems amiss: this cab driver, having driven in London for 40 years, sees no significant change in the neighborhoods he travels through; this financier sees no signs of intimidation; this shopper, this tavern-hopper, this man on the bus, lives in an interesting and relatively normal world. A superficial walk through the [Regent’s] park gives the distinct sense of normality.

But talk to the Jews, and you get a different story. The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists held a conference here this week. The topic: Democratic and Legal Norms in an Age of Terror. Panels discussed everything from the Goldstone Report, to the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, to “universal jurisdiction” (lawfare against Israelis brought in foreign courts). Here, in the Khalili Lecture Theatre of the SOAS (School for Oriental and African Studies), Jewish lawyers discussed a grim reality whose only public appearance on an everyday basis is the drumbeat of calumny that a boisterous elite — NGOs, journalists, academics — rain down on Israel.

[rmlew]

If Haaretz thinks that the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists contains fascists, it is utterly clueless on basic facts. No polls were cited, merely a rant by a few court jews.

Polling suggested that British Jews broke down on cultural and economic lines and split their vote 31/30/11 for Labour, Tories, Libdems.

[rmlew]

The political leanings of Britain’s Jews:
http://www.jpr.org.uk/downloads/Political%20Leanings%202010%20Final.pdf

[RJR_fan]

I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Real Jews love Jesus, and partake of the saving faith of Abraham. Sham Jews reject God's Son, covenant, and grace. See Gal. 5.

[RJR_fan]

Throwing in the towel? As opposed to what? Nuking all 1 billion towelheads before they set off the EMP over America?

As opposed to praying for the conversion of Muslims, "adopting" Muslim students who appreciate help with their English, and trusting that God will make His transforming power known in and through the Gospel.

Of course, if you already "know" that the gospel has no power to transform the world, then I'm wasting my time and yours. God's goodness, mercy, and power are terrifying to those who are addicted to self-righteousness. As they should be to us all. It is a dangerous thing to trifle with the Almighty, to lay to His charge the accusation that He cannot, or will not, redeem the world that He so loved.