Israel Matzav

The Ground Zero Victory mosque and the Middle East 'peace process'

Arnold Soloway explains that the ideology of those who insist on building the Ground Zero Victory mosque at the location of the 9/11 terror attacks is one and the same as the ideology of those who wish a one-state (not Jewish and Democratic) 'solution' to the Middle East.

Unfortunately U.S. and Western attention has focused almost exclusively on issues of “territory” and “settlements” as keys to the conflict. But the Arab-Israel conflict really is not about “territory” or “settlements”. Its root cause is in that Jihadist religious political mindset that will not allow Israel to exist and is resolved to restore Arab Muslim influence, prestige, control and power to their glory of ages past. That is the Jihadists’ proclaimed ultimate goal, and they will not willingly accept compromise.

Those who deny that extremist Ground Zero mindset do a disservice to the Muslim community that truly seeks reciprocal mutual respect, accommodation and accord with others, in the American tradition. Nor can we, who are committed to freedom, the civil, political and religious rights of all people, succumb to the immorality of not facing the reality of a great divide

1 A multi-storied mosque at Ground Zero would be seen in the Middle East and beyond as a triumphal testament to the terrorists success on 9/11. The name “Cordoba House” recalls the Arab triumph in Cordoba, Spain, and the quick conversion of its church to a mosque, just as the two mosques built on the Jews’ Holy Temple Mount signaled their conquest of Jerusalem.

Read the whole thing. The footnote relates to an earlier point in the article, but I think it stands alone as well, and I think it's important even for those of you who don't have time to click through.

Labels: Ground Zero Victory Mosque, two-state solution

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:38 AM