Posted on 06/05/2002 6:17:18 PM PDT by vannrox
May 12, 2002 BY ALAN JUDD
'T hey are accursed in heaven and on earth, a catastrophe for the human race. They are the virus of the generation; they are the plague of the generation and the bacterium of all time. Their history was and always will be stained with treachery, falseness and lying; they are a model of debasement and degradation.''
'They,'' of course, are the Jews, perhaps the only people whom we almost routinely recognize through the excoriating language of their enemies. But these quotations are not from Nazi propaganda, long defunct. They are from a newspaper on sale in Britain today, a country in which incitement to racial hatred is supposedly illegal.
But perhaps the law is not applied where the victims are merely the usual suspects, the perpetrators foreign, the language difficult and the government--for good reasons and bad--reluctant to offend Middle Eastern sensibilities any further.
The newspaper concerned is al-Akhbar, the Egyptian government daily, not merely a vehicle of Palestinian propaganda or Saudi religious bile. Just about all major Middle Eastern newspapers may be found on the streets of London--probably more, in fact, than in any Middle Eastern capital--and many regularly publish this sort of thing, and worse.
Similarly, Arab radio and television stations regularly broadcast diatribes against the hated Jew. Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, is depicted as Dracula drinking Arab blood, and ''martyrs'' are urged to donate their lives to the intifada, as they are continuing to do in such outrages as that at Rishon Lezion.
The chairman of the Arab Psychiatrists Association, and head of psychiatry at a Cairo university, assures readers and viewers that ''there are no Israeli civilians'' that co-existence is impossible and that the only effective way of getting rid of Jewish Israelis is for ''pure, noble Palestinian bodies'' to blow themselves up.
He is almost persuasive: ''When the martyr dies a martyr's death, he attains the height of bliss. As a professional psychiatrist, I can say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown: 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And then, you press the button to blow yourself up. When the martyr reaches 'one,' and then 'boom,' he explodes and senses himself flying . . . It is a transition to another, more beautiful world . . . within seconds, he will see the light of the creator.''
There is more, much more, broadcast daily to millions of willing and credulous people already convinced they are the victims of injustice and racial insult. Reading it leaves you feeling depressed and contaminated, as after exposure to the distortions and ravings of Nazi propaganda.
And if you thought, as I did, that the latter was safely buried in history, then think again. The al-Akhbar columnist continued: ''With regard to the fraud of the Holocaust . . . Many French studies have proved that this is no more than a fabrication, a lie, and a fraud!'' He ends by addressing Hitler: ''If only you had done it, brother, if only it had really happened, so that the world could sigh in relief without their [the Jews'] evil and sin.''
This goes beyond politics, beyond the rights and wrongs of the present tragic mess in Israel and Palestine. It is not a question of who is to blame for what in the current mutual suffering. This is race-hate at its purest, the denial of the other's right to exist. It may be that, by stoking hysteria in their peoples, normally pragmatic Arab leaders are making it not only more difficult for any peace process to work but perhaps--at least for the lifetime of anyone now living--impossible.
Until recent years, anti-Semitism was not thought of as a significant or permanent factor in the Arab world. Such anti-Semitism as existed was attributed to contemporary conflicts with Israel, and it was generally accepted that Jews in earlier centuries lived better under Islam than under Christian governments. Whether or not this was actually true, the Arabs, so far from denying the reality of the Holocaust, used it to argue that Palestinians could not be expected to accept the imposition of Israel so that Europe could assuage its Holocaust guilt.
It is impossible to say how deep-rooted modern Arab anti-Semitism is, whether it has been created by Israeli behavior or whether it always existed, but is only now permitted such lurid expression. The danger is that those who encourage or permit it may have unleashed a force that is already beyond their future control, and spreads beyond their borders.
The increase in anti-Semitic acts on the continent (already running at 300 a year in Marseilles alone, where it is likely that some of Jean-Marie Le Pen's supporters have been encouraged to take action) shows how the expression of something can bring into being the thing itself. The anti-Semitic mania that flourished in Germany during the 1930s was latent in European cultural soil, but many who participated might never have permitted it to flower in themselves without a climate that encouraged expression. That is what is happening in the Middle East--and beyond.
On the face of it, this might seem an argument to support the EU proposal to make it a criminal offense to deny the Holocaust. But that would be a mistake. We have adequate law on incitement, if we care to apply it, and denying people the freedom to be wrong would create a second evil without removing the first. Writing history into statute would render the law absurd and pernicious.
Nearly two years ago, at Camp David, Yasser Arafat walked away from the best deal that any realistic Palestinian or Israeli could hope for and started the current intifada. Reportedly, he either miscalculated--a failure of judgment--or he couldn't persuade his extremists--a failure of leadership.
Since then, of course, attitudes on both sides have further hardened and it may be that neither could now get back to the point it was once prepared to rest at. Meanwhile, clouds of popular anti-Semitism billow from the Middle East and wisps and pockets may be found on our own streets. If only you had done it, brother Arafat, if only you had done the deal.
Alan Judd is a columnist for the London Telegraph.
Racism in its rawest form
More likely the light he or she will see is from the eternal fires of that "fallen angel", the one often depicted as equiped with hooves, horns, forked tail, etc, etc.
Any reluctance to offend anybody else's sensibilities any further? Notably--though certainly not exclusively--the Jews'?
"They," of course, are the Arabs....
"As a professional psychiatrist, I can say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown...When the martyr...explodes'Fraid not. That light's bright red and flickering, and he's headed right for it--Hell's fiery glow!"within seconds, he will see the light of the creator."
He won't be seeing God. Maybe "Allah"--but not God.
And there'll be lots of so-called "martyrs" there wondering what happened; where all the virgins are; and why Allah has a pitchfork, horns, a red tail, and a hideous laugh. And why keeps shouting, "THE JOKE'S ON YOU!
BTW, note that we don't see "The chairman of the Arab Psychiatrists Association, and head of psychiatry at a Cairo university" seeking this "height of bliss" for himself.
"And if you thought, as I did, that (Naziism) was safely buried in history, then think again. "The joke's going to be on the Europeans if they don't come to their senses soon, face reality, and halt Islamic immigration, because they're gonna wake up to find that The Third Reich is alive and well and that they are surrounded by Nazis! The Devil is really gonna get a laugh outta that one!
As a guy whose been :around the block a few times" I can say
YOU ARE FECKIN' NUTZ!
"Muslims should continue to be afraid, very afraid of the consequences of any further crap the world has to take from them. "
Well, Amstaff, I couldn't have said it better myself. This is the best quote of the day. No...of the week. I hope you don't mind if I quote you. --SB
This comment demonstrates more clearly than any other the muddled thinking of the article's author. He blames the attacks on Jewish Institutions in Marseilles on Conservative Le Pen supporters. He does not seem to comprehend that it is more likely that the 5 million Moslems living in France were responsible for these attacks.
Apparently Britain has "adequate law on incitement" but isn't applying it. The enemy has thus far spared "Londonistan" from terror attacks, because it is Terror Central Hq.
If the British politicians lack backbone, to enfore laws against incitement, perhaps the good people of Britain should cast them out, in favour of new ones, who will raise some defence against the enemy.
As for the US, we must similarly have laws against "incitement" and mosques would be a good place to start applying those laws. In my view, a mullah who utters inciteful words, is EXACTLY equal to shouting fire in a crowded theatre, to use an oft cited example.
If one single parishoner is "incited" to any anti-American act, the mullah deserves, in order, very long prison time, then deportation. Likewise for charities--whereby the enemy in America donates blood money.
Yeah. Noble fellow that he is, he and the rest of the Arab leadership have "reluctantly" declined the honor of martyrdom in order to remain in this world and thus recruit and encourage the young and pure at heart to seek Paradise.
Tough job, but someone's got to do it. Right?
Slowly but surely, the people of the Western world is starting to take a good look at what the Mullahs and Immans are saying -- and they are understand what it means.
"Slowly but surely, the people of the Western world is starting to take a good look at what the Mullahs and Immans are saying -- and they are understand what it means."Don't you sometimes get the feeling that you're a genius or something. I mean...most of the world can't seem to grasp the obvious. Maybe it's just obvious to you and me, and we're like Einstein or somebody.
Tough job, but someone's got to do it. Right?
How true. And it takes a Palestinian parent to strap a belt bomb on their kid and let he/she go out and earn $25,000 for mom and daddy, who then brag about their suicidal youngsters while they (the parents) are still alive.
They insist that with tender-loving-care, sincere regret for all our past sins, an appreciation for multicultural diversity, and all the rest of the feel-good, new-age rah-rah, that you can teach a pig to fly, a horse to sing -- or an Islamic fanatic to put down his knives and be nice to infidels.
They believe this with all their heart and soul. They can't change their beliefs because one crack in their carefully tended dam of illusion would unleash an inescapable torrent of cold reality. Something they dare not face. Ever.
And that is why "Liberals" are so dangerous.
They pose the greatest threat to the United States and consequently to the world--a far greater threat than Islamic terrorists or anything else. (In fact, "Liberals" are their enablers.)
The U.S. cannot be destroyed by foreign enemies. But it can be destroyed by decay from within, and "Liberalism" is the greatest manifestation of this decadence.
You are right that "Liberals" cannot face reality and are blinded by their (stupid) illusions. It wouldn't matter if they would merely self-destruct; the world would be better off. But they are determined to drag the rest of us into hell along with them.
"We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality."Mind if I quote you?--Ayn Rand("Liberals") "can't change their beliefs because one crack in their carefully tended dam of illusion would unleash an inescapable torrent of cold reality. Something they dare not face. Ever."--Ronin
I have been posting for years and have been waiting for all that time to be nominated for a "quote of the day" but it hasn't happened yet.
Must be a conspiracy!
*grumble grumble grumble*
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