The Larger Issue in Gaza

For John, BLUF:  The war between Hamas and Israel is being blown up into a bigger conflct.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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THE ISSUE IS NOT THE ISSUE

From Power Line Blog, by Blogger Steven Haywrd, 30 October 2023.

Here is the lede plus one:

Ever since David Horowitz broke from the radical left back in the 1980s, he has been trying to warn conservatives that they don’t really understand the core principle of the left, and the depths of the left’s power-mad depravity.  Conservatives too often think that the Israel-Palestine conflict, or civil rights, crime, income inequality, transgender ideology, climate change, etc, etc., are discrete issues to be argued against the left with reason and facts.  To which Horowitz replies:  The issue is not the issue—the issue is revolution!  (And a key corollary is: the more violent, the better.  Hence the approval and celebration of Hamas on October 7.)

The aftermath of October 7 ought to have revealed this truth more vividly than any event of the last 50 years.  October 7 provided the spark for massive pro-Hamas demonstrations throughout the world and especially on college campuses.  It is legitimized and brought out of the shadows the anti-Semitism long latent on the left, just waiting for a catalyst to organize spontaneously to vent their rage and hate.  But it represents more than this.

I believe the larger view is captured in this news photo out of London:

I object to the banner for using the term "White".  I think they mean Caucaasian.  The banner suggests some eugenics issues, perhaps that Caucasians are genetically unable to coexist with homo sapiens.  Shades of Adolph Hitler and Msrgsret Sanger.

I think this local dustup between Hamas nd Israel is being blown up into a Caucasians vs People of Color conflict.  One can substitute Colonialist for Caucasian.  It is “The West” vs the rest.

With those Jewish Faith in Israel being descendants of those who lived there two thousand years ago and the Palestinians being descended from those who lived in the same general area two thousand years ago, I am not sure I would be drawing stark racial comparisons, but then I am not someone who is against the free market, common law, freedom of expression and the renaissance and scientific revolution.  I guess these demonstrators think that Genghis Khan was a Caucasian, or at least Caucasian adjacent.

I am hoping President Joe Biden will come up with a way of calming these younger Americns of college age.  For one thing, I don't like hearing chants of "Genocide Joe."  I would hate to see all those expensively educated men and women turned into a modern day Klan, riding against the Jews and those of us who support them.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff