Perhaps you are unaware of the full range of Jewish society and culture. If you have ever stood on a street corner in Jerusalem and watched a group of Orthodox students harass women who are not demurely dressed, you know how close conservative Jews and conservative Muslims are in many respects.
In fact, the fact that Muslims in Europe - I'm thinking France right now - are generally separated into their own lower class enclaves is Ghetto Nouveau - a new ghetto.
Anti-Semitism is alive and well in the world, only the Semitic populations which are the targets now are the Muslims - even those far away from the Middle East. Their very conservative placement back in some historic past renders them as unpalatable to modern taste as did that of the strange Jews in Europe, who labored under the stereotypes of mediaeval content.
Look at illustrations from Jud Suss, the Nazi film; are not the illustrations spot on for the modern cartoons of Muslims?
We have formed a momentary alliance with Jewishness. It remains to be seen how long it will endure in the transformative world of constant conflict and reduced expectations which seems to be our lot.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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