JULY 1, 2016,
Nadiya
Al-Noor
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While millions of children got out of bed on the
morning of June 30, 2016, excited for summer vacation, one child did not. A
young Israeli girl, 13-year-old Hallel Yaffe Ariel, was brutally murdered in
her own bed by a 17-year-old Palestinian terrorist. He broke into her house and
stabbed her to death. Another life lost to senseless violence. Another poor
soul taken too early from this world. But few Muslims in this world will be
mourning her death, because Hallel was an Israeli Jew.
I am a Muslim, and I know that when it comes to
Palestinian terrorism, too many Muslims are hypocrites. I have seen firsthand
the casual, destructive anti-Semitism that plagues the Muslim community. I have
heard it from the mouths of our religious leaders, from our politicians, and
even from our otherwise peaceful, liberal Muslim activists. I have witnessed in
horror the desperate attempts to justify Palestinian terrorism from people who
I once respected. Why? Why do we decry all other types of terrorism, but bend
over backwards to legitimize violence against Israeli Jews?
We blame it on “Zionism.” We blame it on
“occupation.” We blame it on “apartheid.” We lap up the tired, anti-Semitic
lies fed to us by Al-Jazeera: “Israelis cut off the water supply!” “Israelis
are going to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque!” We’re not even willing to admit that
Israel is a country. We call it “Palestine.” We refuse to call violence against
Israelis “terrorism,” and we hypocritically scream, “Resistance is not a
crime!”
Let
me tell you something. Stabbing pregnant women in the stomach is not
“resistance.” Shooting people at a cafe is not “resistance.” Driving your car
into pedestrians is not “resistance.” Bombing a bus is not “resistance.”
Breaking into a woman’s home and murdering her in front of her children is not
“resistance.” And stabbing a little girl to death in the one place where she
was supposed to be safe is certainly not “resistance.” Terrorism is not
resistance. Terrorism is an unjustifiable crime.
Muslims
around the world are constantly decrying ISIS and most terrorism in the name of
Islam. I know Muslims who are interfaith activists, peace advocates, doctors,
gay rights activists, and more. We sincerely hate ISIS and terrorism with a
passion. We’ll stand up against the persecution of Christians, atheists,
Hindus, Shias, Ahmadis, and anyone else who is persecuted. We will sob to the
heavens if a Palestinian is killed, but when it comes to Palestinian terrorism
against Jews, we either turn a blind eye to it, or we twist the story to make
the terrorists into the victims. This is unacceptable.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said, “If you say… ‘Violence in London isn’t justified, but
suicide bombs in Israel are a different matter’ – then you too are part of the
problem.” He is absolutely right. Terror is terror, even when it’s against
Israelis. Do not try to justify or make excuses for the terrorism that happens
much too often in Israel. Innocent people are being killed. Their lives are
just as important as those killed in Paris, Brussels, Nigeria, Turkey,
Pakistan, Jordan, Indonesia, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, or Syria. Their deaths are
no more deserved.
Of
course we must condemn instances where injustices are committed by the Israeli
government or any other government or authority of any sort. Of course we must
affirm the right to life of Palestinians, but one life is not worth more than
another. An Israeli life lost is equal to that of a Palestinian. Tragedy is not
a competition. We must mourn for both, and fight to prevent the loss of both.
We must decry all terrorism committed. We must not bend over backwards to try to
justify it. We must not blame innocent people for being slaughtered, or justify
the actions of the terrorists who slaughter them. If we justify acts of
terrorism, it is an indication that we do no really believe in peace.
When
you make excuses for terrorists, you support terrorism. Period. Until we stand
against terrorism in all its forms, against terrorists from every background,
we Muslims are hypocrites. Allah does not love hypocrites.
The
world lost a beautiful little girl on Thursday. We must not let Hallel’s death
be ignored. We must fight anti-Semitism in all its forms, and that includes
fighting against Palestinian terrorism. This was a terrible tragedy, and we
must work to prevent it from happening to someone else’s child. In the words of
my friend Afshine Emrani, an Iranian-American, “Dear God. Help us. We are not
supposed to say Kaddish for a bat mitzvah girl.”
Video
of the week - Terror Show at a Gaza
Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony; http://tinyurl.com/h4vryw3
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