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propagandists = have been picked up
t is an ongoing
and repeated as if they were incontro-
source of
vertible
evidence of fiendish Jewish
amazement to
cabals.
They
appear in schoolbooks, in
me that groups
newspapers
and
in the speeches of
who demand the
political
leaders,
from Syria to
utmost sensitivity in
statements about them Malaysia.
To even suggest such a thing, how-
ignore any such con-
ever,
is offered as proof of your insen-
straint on themselves.
GEORGE
sitivity
— and that has become one of
Sen. Joseph
CANTOR
the
greatest
sins in the modern world.
Lieberman, D-Conn.,
Reality Check in a rare act of politi-
When an American general,
William Boykin, stated that Islam was
cal courage, spoke at
waging a holy war against Jews and
the recent Arab American summit in
Christians, he was rebuked properly
Dearborn and told the audience a few
by
several members of the U.S. gov-
hard truths about the Middle East and
ernment.
the nature of terrorism that they did
The enemy is not Islam. But there
not like to hear.
are
those professing the Muslim faith,
At his appearance, the presidential
using it as a shield, whose hatred of
hopeful lauded Israel's democratic val-
Western culture is so deep that they
ues and said the best way to get Israel
deliberately mur-
to remove the security
der civilians and
fence it is building is for
call
it political
Palestinian leadership to ,..
protest.
stop the terrorism.
Until these peo-
It was insensitive,"
ple are either con-
said Nasser Beydoun,
trolled or purged,
head of the Dearborn-
the idea of peace
based American Arab
is
impossible.
Chamber of Commerce.
Palestinian
Beydoun added that
leaders complain
Lieberman didn't under-
that any attempt
stand the issues.
to do such a
I'm sure that must be
thing would lead
it.
.
to a civil war. I
A few hours before
suppose
that's
Lieberman spoke, the
true.
That
is the
prime minister of
price
that
must
be
Malaysia, speaking at a
paid for encour-
meeting of Muslim
aging their mur-
political leaders, told a
derous acts for all
cheering audience that
these years.
Jews "rule the world by
But you're not
proxy.
supposed
to say
Any suggestion that
such
things
out
this may have been a bit
Lieberman speaks in Dearborn.
loud. It is so
insensitive, however, was
insensitive.
brushed aside with the statement that
In my career as a journalist, I have
the Western world uses a double stan-
been called insensitive more times than
dard in judging the actions of Arabs
I can remember. I look upon that as
and Jews. Such condemnation was
part
of the cost of trying to tell the
offered as proof of his accuracy.
truth.
Sensitivity is the attempt to
It has become undeniable that the
make
a
virtue out of obfuscation.
Arab world is the greatest source of
I doubt that Lieberman did his cam-
anti-Semitism in the world.
paign any good with his statements in
Not anti-Israel. But a blanket hatred
Dearborn. Recent history shows that
of Jews wherever they may live.
pandering
to as many groups as possi-
All the vicious lies — from the
ble
is
the
surest
road to the White
Middle Ages to the pens of the Nazi
House.
George Cantor, a West Bloomfield
A man who tries to tell the truth can
resident, is a native Detroiter and
be dangerous, after all. He may actual-
longtime Detroit journalist. His e-mail
ly want to lead. I 1
address is gcantor@thejewishnews.com
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