Sunday, June 22, 2008
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Nidra Poller: Al-Dura: The tide is turning - 'The keepers of the Al-Dura myth were caught off balance by the May 21 appellate court acquittal of Philippe Karsenty, convicted of libel by a lower court for declaring that the Al-Dura "death scene" was staged. Had they swallowed the verdict with pained silence, the affair might have dropped back into limbo. But they went public in what looked like a desperate attempt to "settle out of court" or, more exactly, settle without the court by pleading the case in friendly media - at a safe distance from judges, lawyers, and the defendant...'
This is good to hear, though it's likewise necessary to keep in mind that L'affaire al-Durah is, from a more important angle still, a reflection of the more systemic problem, the deep-seated manner in which antiSemitism is a part of the very fabric, a part of the warp and woof of Arab Muslim and prominent aspects of the wider Muslim culture.
It is absolutely necessary to keep this broader perspective and undercurrent and undertow in mind, because it is the eradication of that which will require an inter-generational effort, will require the heart and spirit and a certain sustained vision. That, that is reflects the keys to the kingdom of greater degrees of sustainable peace and comity.
Iow, Andrew Bostom is correct, those systemic aspects of antiSemitism in Arab Muslim culture can only be eradicated. Anything else is similar to form without substance, is pretense and self-deception, is saving the appearances without heeding the underlying substance.