Friday 6 February 2015

Had Israel done it

A day after Islamic State published, their video of a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive, Jordan executed two jihadist prisoners. Earlier today, Jordanian Royal Air Force flew bombing sorties over IS held areas in Syria. The Jordanian king has promised more revenge.

No one in the West got very excited by the Jordanian reaction. A probably jealous Mr Lieberman, Israel’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has praised the King for his “harsh and decisive response to the event.”

Had Israel reacted similarly in response to a murderous terror attack… It would have become a central story across the world. One or other country would have convened the UN Security Council, Jordan would have recalled its ambassador, European and even US student and teachers unions would have called for Israel to be boycotted, and violent demonstrations in Europe would have turned to attacks on Jewish institutions.

The fact is that nobody gives a damn about the execution of jihadists or the bombing of IS bases. But had Israel done it…  

3 comments:

  1. … "had Israel done it" yes, there are double standards. But these double standards are indicating that – in contrast to other states in the region – Israel is regarded as a constitutional state under the rule of law.

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  2. Sicherlich hast Du Recht damit, dass Israelis für so eine Vergeltung heftig verurteilt würden, und dass Dich das schmerzt. Das kann ich gut verstehen. Bloß sind wir in dem Fall meiner Meinung nach auf einer anderen Ebene. Die Feindbilder unter angeblich Gleichgesinnten sind viel feiner miteinander verwoben als unter klaren Gegnern. Und das ist jetzt offenbar aufgebrochen. Gut so, finde ich.

    Die meisten Opfer von IS sind Muslime, nach wie vor und trotz aller Horrorvideos. Deswegen bin ich froh, dass nun Muslime gegen den Terror ihrer falschen Glaubensbrüder aufstehen, in dem Fall Hinrichtungen mit inbegriffen.

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