By Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein Published March 30, 2016:
The fact is that the Obama administration’s legacy when it comes to terror attacks has been to avoid highlighting or even acknowledging the Islamist theology of hate that is a common denominator and motivator of unspeakable crimes against humanity launched by ISIS, Al Qaeda, Al Shabab and Boko Haram in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and yes, the United States.
Tragically, the initial failure by the U.S. to acknowledge that the suicide bomber who blew himself up among the swings and sliding ponds was looking to murder and maim Christian families, is not surprising.
While public opinion long ago connected the dots of Islamist anti-Christian propaganda to their genocidal actions in Syria and Iraq, it took a congressional resolution to finally force Secretary of State John Kerry to recently admit that yes, Christians and Yazidis were victims of an attempted genocide. And, for decades, Europe’s elite had their eyes wide shut to the hate burgeoning Islamist networks in their own cities and are only now playing a deadly game of catch up.
The disgraceful NSC statement on Sunday wouldn’t have made any difference to the terrorists, so at this late stage in the Obama administration, what difference does it make how the latest atrocity is characterized by Washington?
For one thing, an emphatic and empathetic statement from the White House would have sent a message of solidarity to the beleaguered Christians of our sometime ally Pakistan.
Secondly, Lahore was not the first, only the latest site for Islamist fanatics targeting religious minorities, and not just Christians.
Sky News is now reporting that ISIS militants recently arrested in Turkey revealed their (active) plans to attack Jewish kindergartens in that country and to attack (again) Istanbul’s Great Synagogue.
Embedded in the DNA of the Islamist fanatics is a theologically fueled and validated hate for the “Kafir” (a person who is not Muslim).
There are countless plots in the terror pipeline, on every continent targeting Muslims and non-Muslims alike who dare to stand up to the fanatics.
But just how do we go about killing the message along with the genocidal messengers without attacking the cancerous DNA?
