February 07, 2006
Moderate Muslims
At first, I was happy to see a web site Sorry Norway Denmark, by a group of moderate Muslims, unequivocally siding with the free press of Norway and Denmark, clearly criticizing the destruction and murder caused by their fellow Muslims as a result of the cartoon crisis.
Yet... I couldn't help but feel a bit less sympathetic for Norway and Denmark when I got to this paragraph, at the very end of their letter:
There is a strong tradition of friendship and cooperation between the Norwegian and Danish people and Arab people. Of most note is the continued support that these governments give to the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom and liberation, and the brave stance that these governments have often taken to defend Palestinian rights. We sincerely hope these special bonds will not be broken.
It's hard to think of a Muslim-related problem in the world today that has less to do with the Jews than this cartoon crisis. (Israel is not involved and there are almost no Jews in Denmark.) How come they always bring it back to the Jews?
Having a tough time sympathizing for Denmark, Volokh recently made a related point (with a great factoid about the Danish General Worker's Union).
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