A Deeper Look

     A mostly “outrage” article at American Greatness concludes with this offhand assertion:

     The global demonstrations against Israel, violence against Jews on U.S. campuses, and Israel’s diplomatic isolation are rooted in rampant antisemitism and Marxism.

     While anti-Semitism is a significant component of the worldwide agitation against Israel, it’s far from the whole story. That story begins after World War I, when Europe’s nations mortgaged their economies by becoming dependent on Middle Eastern oil. It remains a key driver of hostility toward world Jewry even today.

     Today, there’s an additional element in the anti-Israel stew: the massive influx of Muslim migrants to Europe. All over the Old World, there are now significant populations of Muslims within the nations of what was once called Christendom. The Islamic demographic is the most restive and violent portion of the populations of those nations that have let them in.

     As has been stated many times, including by me, Muslims do not immigrate to Christian countries to assimilate; they come to conquer. Islamic doctrine both forbids assimilation and commands conquest. Even a single-digit percentage of Muslims in an otherwise peaceful country can credibly – albeit sotto voce – present that country’s political elite with a threat of unacceptable violence and public disorder. Note that when the percentage of Muslims in a nation reaches double digits, the political class finds itself forced to spend a large fraction of its time and resources on placating them.

     This completes the explanation for worldwide indifference to the plight of Israel and its people. It’s an important step, for bigotry of any sort is personal; we can hope, at least, that the bigots will wear out, age out, or disappear. Indeed, bigotry is the preferred explanation for Western hostility to Israel. It’s the easiest influence to combat.

     But oil supplies and the threat of Islamic riots are a much graver matter.