(Washington Times) Clifford D. May - Over recent weeks, Israelis have been confronting a new threat: Palestinians wielding butcher knives. Videos on social media teach would-be assassins how to use sharp instruments to inflict maximum damage on unsuspecting Israelis. How can there be progress toward peaceful coexistence if Palestinian leaders believe the very idea of Jews and Muslims praying side by side justifies the slaughter of innocent women and children? More broadly: If tolerance becomes a one-way street, is it still tolerance? Is there not a point at which it becomes more akin to submission? The writer is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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