Bye-bye London

Caroline Glick often take more energy to read than I have available.  This time the article was worth the effort, as a description of a recent trip to England and how it pretty much convinced her not to return.

Glick quotes the novelist Martin Amis.

I live in a mildly anti-Semitic country, and Europe is mildly anti-Semitic, and they hold Israel to a higher moral standard than its neighbors. If you bring up Israel in a public meeting in England, the whole atmosphere changes. The standard left-wing person never feels more comfortable than when attacking Israel. Because they are the only foreigners you can attack. Everyone else is protected by having dark skin, or colonial history, or something. But you can attack Israel. And the atmosphere becomes very unpleasant. It is traditional, snobbish, British anti-Semitism combined with present-day circumstances.

There you have it, a fair summary by a citizen.  Not a far stretch from the England of pre-WWII, when the some of the royals and elected leadership played footsie with the Nazis right up to the time (and past arguably) their allies were directly attacked.

This is an attitude the is growing in America, particularly in the progressive political-media cadre.  An attitude progressed by an African American President who may very well come to his own prejudice by the well known urban conflicts between Jews and Black.  It does seem to matter to American Jews that the Democratic party is doing their darnedest to distance themselves from Netanyahu and his country.

After a public debate with Daniel Levy, the audience voted for the winner of the debate and Levy bested Glick by a 4:1 ratio.  Glick found both the opponent and audience to be hostile.

First, I can say without hesitation that I hope never to return to Britain. I actually don't see any point. Jews are targeted by massive anti-Semitism of both the social and physical varieties. Why would anyone Jewish want to live there?

Could pictures like the attached be far off in America's future?

This young man is wearing what looks to be Arabic styled kerchief, so the bias may be predetermined. The equivalence suggested is foolish by its design, ignorant of history, and is an omen of pain for all.

Bye-bye London

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