Muhammad the German is Closing Berlin to Jews

From the President’s Desk
The Anti-Semite Corner of the Week

He arrived as an asylum-seeking refugee, and three years later he is already spreading anti-Semitism and imposing violence in the streets of Europe. Meet the new German – Muhammad.

By: Anat Vidor, WIZO President

An article I read this week took me back three months to another article and to a moment when I suddenly wanted to shout at the screen. But wait, let’s take a breath, and dive in.

This week I read an article, not particularly rare, about anti-Semitism, this time in Germany, or more precisely in Tel Aviv’s new twin city – Berlin. The article is long and detailed, but TL;DR: it’s frightening. It feels like the eve of Kristallnacht.

True, Germany is one of our best friends in the world, but a huge gap has recently formed between the supportive policies of its leaders and what’s happening on its streets. The article describes an environment hostile to Israelis and Jews, rabbis removing their yarmulkes, kindergartens fortified behind armed protection, the President of Israel during an official visit being secretly shuttled from place to place for fear of being attacked.

This new anti-Semitism isn’t coming from Karl-Heinz and Greta (and thanks for the echoing douze (twelve) points), but from their new neighbor who was imposed on them, the Hamas supporter, Muhammed. He grew tired of his neglected country in favor of a well-maintained and welcoming place, and transferred himself to Germany, where he was accepted in the name of the values of freedom and equality, along with hordes of declared enemies of freedom and equality. This has changed the face of the country: its streets filled with hatred of the West, feelings of inferiority toward the old Europeans, envy of Jews, and the built-in rage of someone who always demands something, and if they don’t get their way – war. The religious-cultural conflict makes use of the Palestinian issue, but this is just a pretext, and painting it as a dichotomous matter of aggressor and victim is nothing but a way to justify anti-Semitism to local ears.

So, as I was reading about the tribulations of the Israeli journalist trying to return home safely from a stroll through the streets of Berlin, I remembered an article from three months ago, in which the head of the German Police Organization was quoted saying over and over with slight variations in syntax: “We are determined to protect the Jews.”

And that’s the moment when I wanted to shout at the screen. Do they really not understand anything? Can’t they identify the process happening before their eyes? It’s not us they need to protect, but themselves, their culture and homeland! Ninety-five years ago, Germany was hijacked by a violent minority that led humanity to its darkest hour, and Germany itself to destruction and disgrace. Hasn’t the German people been through enough? Hasn’t the message been learned that if the bad drive out the good, not only will some ethnic minority pay the price, but all of Germany? In Tel Aviv, people walk around safely, but what about its twin, Berlin? Even the pin supporting the hostages is not recommended to be displayed in Berlin’s public spaces, despite the fact that of the 58 Israeli hostages in Gaza, nine are German citizens, five of them still alive!

Taking in refugees is a job for professionals. Doing it in small doses can lead to their integration into local life as a helpful tool in society and the economy. But too large a dose turns them into a threat to the stability of the host country, and in Germany, as in other places, the watershed line was crossed long ago. The result: this is no longer the same Germany and no longer the same Muhammed. He is no longer that poor soul looking to survive, but the new landlord who has conquered public order on Europe’s streets, and in some places, France for instance – even government policy. You thought you would educate him? Even from Holocaust lessons in German high schools, his children walk out demonstratively, as if to say: he will educate you!

The policeman’s intentions are good. Instead of protecting his country from invasion, he protects Jews from the invader, a task that becomes increasingly difficult. But it’s naive to think that Jewish security is the issue. Most Muslims are quiet, law-abiding citizens, but a quarter of them are committed to destroying Western culture, and after the Jews flee to Israel and the LGBTQ community returns to the closet – their goal will be to impose Sharia law on the Christian infidels. I wanted to warn him, to shout all this at him through the screen, but he wouldn’t have heard. So, I settled for a look of compassion at his still-smiling portrait, the same look my ancestors gave his ancestors 95 years ago. Then too, it was the minority that dragged the majority to doom, and then too, apparently, the road to hell was paved with a lot of naivety.