On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO wrote: > 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?
Here's my truly bewildered question. Are attacks on Jews in Europe really so commonplace that it makes sense for non-Jewish *citizens* to distance themselves from their fellow *citizens* rather than stand beside them in defiance of these crimes? I understand the reasoning that says, "I don't hate Jews, I just don't want any trouble." I don't approve of it, but I understand it. But is there really enough violence against Jews in Europe to justify that attitude at all? Marvin Long Austin, Texas
