American Policy Would Benefit from Keeping in Mind Who in the Middle East Blesses the U.S., and Who Curses It
A tale of two speeches.
January 25, 2018
Ignoring anti-Jewish texts isn’t the answer.
On December 8—the Friday following the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital—three imams in the U.S. delivered virulently anti-Semitic sermons at their mosques. Ben Cohen comments on the Islamic texts cited in these sermons, the reactions to complaints about the sermons’ contents, and what hope there is for change in Muslim attitudes toward Jews:
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The false distinction between “military” and “political” wings.
Ignoring anti-Jewish texts isn’t the answer.
Judaism beyond slogans.
Translated by Israeli POWS.