Some found my meandering post hard to follow. Others twisted what I wrote, creating an opportunity to loudly and proudly use the “Zionist” epithet. Many automatically lob that stone at anyone daring to discuss antisemitism. They do so with impunity. It is politically correct to harbor this particular brand of hate.The irony is not lost on those able to discern double standards and false equivalencies. This followup blog is an explanation to the confused and a challenge to Anti-Zionists.”
Je Suis Charlie” is a wonderful hope-filled phenomenon. But declaring to “Suis” Charlie begs the question of whether France and the Western world are committed to “Plus Jamais” (Never Again) disassociate themselves from the Jews. We need to lift up the onion layers donned by emperor Charlie to find out if Je Suis solidarity will be enough to cover up France’s shame.
Shame? What shame?
The shame that comes from having apologized for delivering Jews to the Nazis while failing to defend them from the kinds of attackers that massacred the Charlie cartoonists. Attackers who target Jews systematically. Deliberately. With malice, forethought, and genocidal intensity. And without provoking them with offensive cartoons.
After the Holocaust the world exclaimed “Plus Jamais” and invited the Jews to establish a homeland called Israel in what was then called Palestine. The Jews have been mercilessly attacked and brutally murdered for having done so. The “Je Suis” movement should have started years ago. And it should be called “Je Suis Juif”. To those who think I’m over reacting – yesterday the Wall Street Journal ratified my onion blog.
Here’s a shout out to my friend Mike Rochelle, for pointing out the WSJ video to me! Do me, him and the world a favor – vote for his book “Lead with Love and Peace“.
And as my regular readers know, I challenge myself at the end of each blog to take a fresh look at the topic, by pulling a random Virtues Card. Today I pulled Righteousness. The first four sentences in the lengthy description are as follows.
“Righteousness is living by a code of moral rectitude. It is practicing impeccable integrity in light of what we know is right. We don’t allow the fads of the day to sway us from doing the right thing. Nor do we stand in judgment of others.”
Wow. It brings another French word to mind. Apropos.
Even though some may judge me as standing in judgment of others. To that idea, I say “non”. This blog merely peels off an onion layer or two, shedding light on a topic that invites us to judge ourselves. Only we know who and what we are, and whether what we say we are is true or not.