Day of Rage - So What Else is New

Day of Rage: What Else is New?

Written by Arlene Peck
Saturday, September 23, 2006

For years, I have been writing about the biased treatment of Israel by the mainstream media and that hall of horrors, the United Nations. They specialize in condemnations, criticism, complaints and for resolutions holding Israel and Jews to a higher standard than all other peoples. Lately though, I notice that some of them are actually referring to dead American soldiers as victims of “homicide bombers” rather than of “suicide bombers.” Are things changing for the better?

Don't bet on it.

I never thought that I would be feeling sorry for the Catholic church and the Pope getting a ‘bad rap’ by the mainstream media . The Pope! Not because he said something original or revolutionary either. He merely quoted a medieval text referring to the deeds and teachings of the Prophet of Islam.

Well, the Muslims have been reacting to the ‘apology’ from the Pope. Too bad he backed down and turned the other cheek to them. Since the Vatican kept too quiet about Hitler and Nazism, this might have been his great opportunity to stand up and make the Christian voice heard. Nothing Muslim, however--be it law, music, written words or cultural practices--can be criticized. When anyone has the audacity to complain about something Islamic, the fanatics automatically take to the streets in numerous places around the world. Not in protest - oh, no. These aren’t protests. They are orgies of barbaric behavior from a culture of dysfunctional people. Forget cartoons! Those clerics, that have been preaching hate to their ignorant followers have now put out a “contract” on the Pope. A contract on the Pope! Can you believe it? Naturally, any utterances from the Pope must have been made as a part of the United States/Israel conspiracy. They are already rampaging in front of embassies with that as their theme.

I don’t doubt that somehow the latest actions by the Islamic world will end up being the fault of the Jews. It always is; always has been. Does anyone go on a rampage when synagogues are bombed and Jewish day schools are desecrated?

Well, now they are reacting to the ‘apology’ from the Vatican. Besides the contract on his life, he has been told by this peaceful culture to convert to Islam or...die! The Pope was not wrong in what he said. In fact, I think he hit the nail right on the head. With their doctrine of “extending love to your neighbor,” the Christian community will never rise up against the crazies. We have a worldwide terror network that is almost exclusively Muslim. Christians never seem to protest... why? Will they have to be hit over the head with a baseball bat before they rise up against Islamofascism and the new “Hitlers” of the world?

I keep waiting for an outcry from the Christian community with a “million-person march in a multitude of countries.” Hey, I’m willing to take time out myself to go and march with them. Apparently, they are too busy sipping lattés and going to the gym to be very vocal. Besides, they might be reluctant to take on the Muslim masses who believe they are in midst of an 8th century Jihad - rampaging through the streets, burning, raping and killing in the name of Allah.

By the same token, we never see a Christian response when a church is bombed or torn down, often to prepare the way for a mosque. Or when a priest, minister or nun is murdered as happens regularly around the world (and happened just the other day, in the Sudan, by Muslims responding with murderous violence to the Pope’s remarks). I suppose the Christian community never protests en masse because Christians think that even greater violence will be levied upon churches, church holdings of one kind or another, religious clerics and practicing Christians. But, it’s clear to anyone with any common sense that appeasement does not work! Never has, never will. Yet, Israel practices appeasement by regularly opening their jails to let out thousands of terrorists and murderers in exchange for one or two Israelis soldiers ( usually dead).

At one time, I almost bought into the idea that the fanatical Muslims that we see on our nightly news were just a small part of very large, peaceful culture. An insignificant aberration. No more. Now I believe that if you were normal in any sense of the word, and saw followers of your religion acting the way the Islamofascists act, if nothing else, you might be just a little bit embarrassed. It has now gotten to the point where the silence is deafening. Millions should be parading down our streets carrying American flags and protest signs demonstrating that they are against the savagery we have all come to expect from the Muslim community. Instead, they’ve learned they can use our laws, get CAIR (The Council on American-Islamic Relations) or better yet, the ACLU (The American Civil Liberties Union) to obtain court-ordered injunctions, file lawsuits and hold media-covered symposia about their ‘rights’ and we’ll do whatever it is that they want.

We, in the civilized world, are only now becoming aware of the plans that fanatical Muslems have had for us for centuries. I remember thirty years ago, I chaired a Jewish Discussion Group at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. I found it puzzling when the guys in my group, most of whom were also in the NAACP group, began to come in wearing the skull caps and carrying the Koran. They loved me because I was able to bring in kosher food for the Jewish inmates, who never numbered more than ten out of a prison population of 2,800. As a result, the Muslims were able to get their special food for Ramadan. I had no idea what that was then. But, I know now that even then, this prison was a breeding ground for the Muslim indoctrination into Jihad and hate. And it has been fermenting, for all these year, in prisons, mosques, and Muslim schools.

It is ludicrous that we continue to give our tax dollars to any institution or school in this country, or elsewhere, to supplement their violent and hate-filled teachings. We should be fighting Islamofascist terrorism, not underwriting it!

About the Writer: Arlene Peck is an internationally syndicated columnist and television talk show hostess. She travels extensively worldwide, reporting on political events, social happenings (i.e. Cannes Film Festival, London event for the Variety Club, etc.) and "must see" spots. If there is a place to see and be seen, she'll write about it for her international audience. Arlene's syndicated column is read weekly by millions and her television show ("Wow! It's Arlene Peck!") can be seen throughout Southern California every Monday night. She is soon to be a weekly commentator in the national Jewish channel, Shalom TV. Listed in the 100 most influential Jewish women .http://www.worldjewishnewsagency.com.