> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 11 april 2002 0:13 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Wiesenthal Ctr Report
> << I do not think this is necesarily rooted in racism; it probably has > to do with fear and security. Given the attacks on synagogues recently, > I can imagine that people right now do not want any displays of > Jewish/Israeli symbols for fear of being the next target. >> > > Ah, so a few loonies can dicate policy to the rest of the world, tell > them who and what they can admit to their buildings? Instead of > providing extra security - and having the guts to stand up to > terrorists and say they will not be allowed to win Telling terrorists that we will not allow them to win does not mean they will not try anyway. You demand that we provide extra security for possible Jewish targets; I agree that they (just like anyone else) are entitled to protection. I do see a double standard here, however. You demand that we protect the Jews, but when others try to protect themselves it is anti-Semitism. Why should the non-Jewish Europeans not be allowed to take measures to prevent themselves from being blown up? Not protecting ourselves would be foolish. It would be as stupid as waving the Palestinian flag at the site of a terrorist attack in Israel right after the bomb went off. > So, this means, basically, that if it were Jews blowing up buildings at > random full of Arab civilians in, say, Syria or Iraq, that you would > give your approval to banning any Arabs from buildings in Europe? Come > on! To show that there may be other reasons than anti-Semitism, I gave a possible other explanation for why those measures would be taken. I am not approving of banning any population group from anything. I do however understand that, given the recent attacks, people are not happy about Jewish/Israeli symbols being visible on their property. While I think that French hotel owner was wrong to refuse Israeli guests, I can understand that right now he does not want Jewish symbols visible in his hotel. While Jews, like people of any other religion, have the right to wear signs typical of that religion, that hotel owner also has responsibilities towards the safety of his other guests. > Protect the synagogues, don't ban Jews. What's next? Herding Jews into > camps for their "protection"? Making them wear the Star of David so > everyone will know who they are and can choose not to associate with > them and so the terrorists will know whom to murder next? Sheesh. I know that Europa-bashing is popular in the US, but this is ridiculous. Europe is *not* on its way to become the second coming of Nazi Germany. You (plural) should come live here for a few years; it would be a real eye-opener to you. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
