Why must Jews watch their backs as London mobs cheer?
by Douglas Murray, Jewish Chronicle:
What would it take for the complacent commentariat to finally wake up to this threat to Britain’s Jews?
Of all the responses to the October 7 massacre, one of the most contemptible in Britain is that of “Steady on, chaps. Don’t overreact.” This attitude has come from a whole slew of commentators across the British press. My colleague at the Spectator, Matthew Parris, took to the pages of the magazine last week to claim that the aftermath of the biggest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust is the ideal time to “dial down” any anger one feels. Suggesting he feels little, if any, himself.
In The Times, Hugo Rifkind this week expressed concern that reactions to the antisemitism on display at the “pro-Palestine” marches might lead to more antisemitism. Which, like the conclusion Parris comes to, means that when Jews are slaughtered the best thing to do is just sit it out, be quiet, and wait for the next one. Because it wouldn’t do to have too strong a response now, would it?
I’m genuinely baffled that so many people are agonising at a time when the situation before us all — Jews and non-Jews — could hardly be clearer. As I am in Israel at the moment, I witness the situation with even more clarity.
Nothing could surpass the barbarism of what Hamas did that day. I have seen and covered many conflicts in my life, but I have never seen anything quite like this.
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