tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29459499.post1534822504760554820..comments2024-01-29T21:39:07.526+02:00Comments on This Ongoing War: A Blog: 28-Jul-17: In Jordan, a choice among honor and pride and those lying security camerasOz_in_Zionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13661581252423495040noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29459499.post-10075018364408889142017-07-28T15:37:16.785+03:002017-07-28T15:37:16.785+03:00It is not only Arab honor that is implicated but t...It is not only Arab honor that is implicated but the religious supremacism that is at the base of Islam - which itself derives from tribal culture. According to Sharia (in no matter what form its defenders claim), the life of a Muslim is superior to that of a non-believer. Therefore, when, as here, a Muslim kills Christians, whether intentionally or accidentally is of no moment, there is no legitimate reason to punish the perpetrator. We see precisely the same dynamic playing out in what, in any other circumstance, would be viewed as an outrageous breach of international protocol for which Jordan should be apologizing: the attack in the Israeli Consulate in Amman that resulted in the death of the Arab assailant (who claimed he was defending al-Aqsa which, of course, is in danger of nothing beyond Muslim misuse as an arms depot) and an innocent civilian. Instead, Jordan initially held the entire staff hostage and has now moved to prosecute the wounded victim of the attack for murder.<br />The bottom line is that this mentality is one of "honor" but, significantly, underpinned by theological imperatives which makes it even more intractable. In a very important way that we ignore at our peril, it is a very different way of looking at the world, one that is alien to the 21st century West. It is a problem Israel has faced for decades, often with little or no support (and occasional outright opposition) from Western countries who imagined that this issue was limited to Islam's denigration of the Jews and so was not their problem if they toed the Arab line. Now, with jihad terror escalating and many Western countries targeted, it has become an issue with which the West is forced to come to terms.<br />While one might wish it were otherwise, we cannot be naive about the depth of the problem. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com