[Peace-discuss] And a good Monday morning to you too

[Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss]

I'm sure the editors of the News-Gazette would escape the charge of racism by pointing out that the last sentence also applies to other aggressors in the region, aren't you?

Israel's attack on Gaza reveals the equivalent of "religious fanaticism that revels in death and cruelty in pursuit of a new prehistoric vision of the world" - specifically a vision in which the purported descendants of ancient inhabitants of the land ethnically cleanse it for their own use. 

In fact the Israeli approach is racist in a way in which that of the Caliphate is not: the latter allows conversion to Islam instead of execution - and specifically exempts non-Muslim monotheists. But there's no way for a Palestinian to become a Jew - and thus escape Israeli bombing -  even by changing theological opinions. 

Or is it uncivil to say so?


On Aug 25, 2014, at 8:24 AM, David Green via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Here is the last paragraph of today's NG editorial:
>  
> "In that context, it's worth noting that Foley's killer spoke with a British accent. He may well be a British citizen who left a civilized country to return to the Middle East and participate in a barbaric religious war. Such is the nature of religious fanaticism that revels in death and cruelty in pursuit of a new prehistoric vision of the world."
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