Nostra Culpa

Yesterday some Muslim terrorists killed at least twelve people in an attack on a French satire publication. The search is underway now for the killers, and there is fear that additional attacks may occur. Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times, while condemning the attack, urged readers to “avoid religious profiling.” Specifically, he cautioned against blaming Muslims, “the most courageous, peace-loving people in the Middle East.” Since they are by far the most numerous people in the Middle East, it is likely that there is peace there.

But wait. There are also Jews there, and everyone knows that they are neither courageous nor peace-loving. That's not religious profiling. That's fact. (If there is not peace in the region it must be their fault.)

So when an article appeared this morning in the International Business Times (India edition) that suggested that Mossad was responsible for the attack, it put matters more in perspective. The story was subsequently removed but it is likely that the action was taken because of pressure brought on the paper by the Elders of Zion.

It is sad that antisemitism, an irrational stance that had for so long been the domain primarily of the Church, has taken over the world's politics as well – largely promoted by supporters of Islam. The world has no interest in reality when it is in conflict with prejudice and politics. And as long as there is a convenient scapegoat. That's all Israel has going for it.