Do you know the story of the mountain that went into labor
and begot a mouse? If you don't, let me tell you about one that may be in the
making.
But before we delve into the storyline, we look at the moral
of the story. Imagine someone telling you how you should do things, then saying
how well you did them, then saying he is not here to tell you how to do the
things you did well. What do you think is going on here?
The best way to answer this question is to look at an actual
case. It is that of the President of the United
States of America , Donald Trump, who went to Riyadh in Saudi
Arabia and delivered a speech to the
predominantly Muslim nations of the world that had gathered there. Trump said
the following to them:
“Many already are contributing: Jordanian pilots are crucial
partners. Saudi Arabia
and a coalition have taken strong action. The Lebanese Army is hunting
operatives. Emirati troops are supporting Afghan partners. American troops are
supporting Kurds, Sunnis and Shias. Qatar is a crucial strategic
partner. Kuwait and Bahrain
continue to enhance security. Afghan soldiers are making tremendous sacrifices
… The nations here will be signing an agreement to prevent the financing of
terrorism. It is another historic step … The Gulf Cooperation Council also
blocked funders from using their countries as a financial base for terror”.
The trouble is that just before that, Trump had said the
following:
“The nations of the Middle East cannot wait for America to
crush this enemy for them. They will have to decide what kind of future they
want for themselves, their countries and their children. It is a choice between
two futures; one that America
cannot make for you. A better future is only possible if your nations drive out
the terrorists and extremists. Drive them out of your places of worship, your
communities, your holy land and this Earth … For our part, America is committed to adjusting
our strategies to meet evolving threats and new facts. We will discard the
strategies that have not worked, and apply new approaches informed by
experience and judgment. We are adopting a principled realism rooted in common
values and shared interests”.
Looking for the roots of that ambiguity, we find some of
them in passages like these:
“The future can be achieved through defeating terrorism and
the ideology that drives it. Few nations have been spared its violent reach. America has suffered repeated attacks – from the
atrocities of September 11 to the devastation of the Boston
bombing, to the horrible killings in San Bernardino
and Orlando .
The nations of Europe have also endured
unspeakable horror. So too have the nations of Africa and even South
America , India , Russia , China
and Australia ”.
This says that the roots of the problem are numerous, and
all are not growing in the Middle East . In
fact, most are endemic to the places where the acts of terror take place,
committed by local individuals or groups. These are youngsters who develop
local grievances, and lash out at the societies that cause their grief.
Only the September 11 tragedy can be attributed to Arab
nationals operating away from their base of operation. It was masterminded by
Bin Laden, a former ally of America
who was put in charge of assembling an army of fanatic Islamists willing to die
fighting a “godless” Soviet Union that had invaded Afghanistan . Bin Laden fulfilled
his mission with the help of the Taliban in return for an American promise to
assist in rebuilding Afghanistan ,
and to keep its military out of Muslim lands. When America broke both promises, Bin
Laden sought to teach it a lesson, and so he did with the 9/11 operation.
What happened after that, and after the end of the Cold War
that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union ,
is that the Jewish Hate And Incitement Machine (JHAIM) saw an opportunity to
create a new villain for the “West” to hate. It fired up all its operatives,
and put them in charge of spreading hatred for Arabs and Muslims anywhere they
happen to be. It also incited the politicians of the so-called democracies –
those in government and those waiting in the wings – to act as if they had
declared war on Islam. This was the wake-up call that awoke the local
youngsters who were growing up under the weight of official and societal discrimination.
If anything, it motivated them to fight back in Europe, Africa, South America , India ,
Russia , China and Australia ”.
What now?
Well, there seems to be a good idea in the speech that was
given by President Donald Trump at the gathering of Muslim nations. Here is
what he said:
“We will make history with the opening of a new Global Center
This is good, but until that center is opened, staffed and
made operational, President Trump can make good use of his upcoming trip to Israel . When
there, he
can look in the faces of those in charge and tell them:
“State terrorism is state terrorism whether it is decided by autocratic
dictate or by 'democratic' vote. The occupation of another country is the most
extreme form of terrorism. When practiced, like you're doing for the purpose of
uprooting the indigenous Palestinians, and giving their land to settlers that
come from around the world – you show yourselves to be a worldwide crime
syndicate. A better future for the world will only be possible if your
extreme ideology is driven out of the synagogues, the communities, the holy
land and this Earth”.