Jews, however, are not going to be into collective punishment. We’ve been on the receiving end too often in the past three-and-a-half millennia.
True, an Arab might pick up a meat cleaver. Then again, Americans tend to go postal more often and more horrifically than the Arabs. The important difference is that the shooters on American campuses and shopping malls don’t get praised by their entire community and mosque for their heinous acts. To counteract that, you have to at least have something to offer to put into the balance. We have jobs to offer. OK. It might keep them away from the meat cleaver, but even so you have to watch your back.
“Jews, however, are not going to be into collective punishment. “
Except it’s not punishment. It’s self defense akin to dealing with a large pack of rabid dogs in the town square. Removing a nest of hornets from the eaves in your home or a den of vipers in your backyard isn’t punishment. It’s simple common sense.
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