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Drawing a Line under Hypocrisy

(Jerusalem Post) Tom Gross - Non-Muslims might have more sympathy with Muslims who find the Danish cartoons of Mohammad offensive, if it weren't for the astonishing double standards and hypocrisy of the Muslim world when it comes to accepting and applauding truly vicious slanders against Jews, and to a lesser extent Christians. The cartoons published in Denmark are mild when compared to cartoons routinely produced about Jews in the countries where some of the worst anti-Danish protests are now being staged. When it comes to newspaper cartoons, Muslim countries are world leaders in stirring up hate, without a peep of protest elsewhere, let alone the torching of buildings, threats to behead European tourists, and the burning of the Danish flag (which incidentally bears a Christian symbol, the cross). At the same time, whereas editors from both the Guardian and Independent in London have appeared on the BBC saying they wouldn't dream of publishing cartoons that Muslims find offensive, these papers have not hesitated to publish cartoons offensive to Jews (Arab blood being smeared on the Western Wall in the Guardian, the flesh of Palestinian babies being eaten by Ariel Sharon in the Independent.
2006-02-06 00:00:00
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