Thursday, December 10, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Moshe Dann: Tom Friedman Has the Wrong Narrative on Islamic Hatred - 'The New York Times columnist tries to explain Islamic hatred of the West without discussing jihad or its apologists...Naively, Friedman calls on Muslims to promote a "positive interpretation" of Islam. Nice, if you don't get murdered trying. And what about "liberating Palestine"? If "ending the occupation" is a prerequisite for rapprochement, as Friedman proposes, let's get that narrative straight. If "Palestinianism," wiping out Israel, is simply another form of jihadism, then why not include that in "The Narrative"?...'
