Part II

So the next point I'd like to make is on the cartoons that Rabbi Miller showed us in class. Just wanted to comment on the irony of not only the Arab/Muslim people and their unjustified riots of political cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, but also the hypocrisy worldwide of people who thought it was offensive and inappropriate. It just goes to show just how much sympathy there is towards a certain group of people when ultimately there is little known about the subject as a whole. And the subject here is the constant conflict between Jews and Muslims. I think because of the ample financial support from America to Israel (the media plays a big role in this), the public perceives Israel to be a selfish people who just want more and more while the Palestinians are the underdogs who are left out. The reality is, per capita, Palestinians are the most financially aided group in the world. So it comes back to the cartoons, it is clear the Arabic world has a strong bias towards the Jews, and their radically uneducated population can understand pictures hundreds of times better than they can a story written in words. Are they excused then, are they given some leeway because this is the best they can do? Why is it that these newspapers aren't criticized world-wide when in essence, the government is harboring negativity, hatred, and ultimately violence as it is seen as defense to try and kill the Jews who otherwise would "steal their money" "eat their children" or "try and take over the world"? At the same time, when Israel defends itself from terror with strict racial profiling policies, they are seen as racist and prejudice. The world isn't fair, we all know that, but when lives are at stake and violence ends up as the only answer, fairness should be our primary concern.