The Jews, canary in the coal mine.
Note: In the past, canaries were often used by miners as an early warning system of the presence of toxic gases. See HERE
I’ve been writing on this topic for a number of years now and can confirm that the following points made by the writer of the Gatestone Institute column (see below) are true. The irrational hatred against Jews and Israel is what first attracted me to this subject and is the reason why I began writing about it. This hatred has steadily escalated since my first article went online. From our perspective it is tragic that some of the venom against Jews and Israel also comes form those who call themselves Christians. It is also an irony insofar as so many Christians either reject or neglect Bible prophecy yet Scripture tells us that the Jews will be persecuted before Christ’s return (Zechariah 12:3, 9: 14:2-3: Hosea 5:15 etc).
But this prevailing attitude towards the Jews and Israel also sends out warning signals for us all – just like the canary in the coal mine. What are these warnings and how might they affect us in the near future?
Excerpt:
Many academics and intellectuals seem attracted to totalitarian ideologies: fascism, Communism, Che Guevara, “Cuba si, Yanqui no.” There seems to be an admiration today for the “Palestinian” cause, and tireless apologetics for Islam in the face of spreading jihad. The awe and solicitude shown Iranian President Ahmadinejad when he spoke at Columbia University should cause one to wonder why the leader of a regime in which death penalties are a daily occurrence — a regime that massacres its own people and threatens another state with genocide — should be accorded such solicitude at a major American university.
Academics and other intellectuals are steeped in the roots of Western Civilization, whose roots originate in Greece and Rome. In the Greek republic, glorified as the wellspring of democracy, maybe two percent of the inhabitants participated and enjoyed its benefits. All the other inhabitants of the realm were beggars, slaves or nearly slaves, peasants who were one crop-failure from losing their lands to creditors and becoming debt slaves whose debts would never be paid off and would be inherited by their children. They had no say in public matters. It is much like calling Saudi Arabia a democracy because the emirs all vote. One emir, one vote. Democracy in the Greek model.
There is really not much practical difference between Roman rule and Stalinist or Nazi rule except that the Stalinists and the Nazis had better technology. There is no practical difference between Communist rule and fascist rule. Only the rhetoric and other trappings differ. Likewise, there is not much practical difference between Islamic rule and Stalinist or Nazi rule. Hence, Western intellectuals seem to be quite comfortable with jihad denial…keep reading
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