The recent tragic anti-Semitic events in Paris and Copenhagen force us to acknowledge a grim reality: the lack of scruples in politics is common, and every opportunity is used for self-interest and political maneuvering.
Human history, unfortunately, is filled with such examples.
Bibi Netanyahu fits well the definition of a narrow-minded individual, ready to exploit the pain and sense of dismay felt by European Jews by reminding them, after each incident that affects their community, that their home is in Israel.
His political maneuvering is not only condemnable from the perspective of international relations (have you ever heard of a political leader encouraging citizens of other countries to leave their state?) but also erroneous: it would be akin to granting anti-Semites and terrorists the badge of invincibility.
It would be like saying: in the face of danger, the only thing to do is to flee!
Moreover, this attitude must be condemned from a moral standpoint: to Netanyahu, it must be responded that Jews are French of Jewish faith and that France, whether he likes it or not, is their homeland!
He should be reminded that his vision is akin to that of the anti-Semites because it acknowledges religion as the primary marker in human relations.
He needs to be told, and it must be asserted with strength and conviction, that in modern democracies the social contract, which is the foundation of societies, is not based on the same religious belief but on citizenship.
What is Bibi Netanyahu suggesting with his appeals? That all Jews should live in Israel? That all Catholics should live in the Vatican? That all Muslims should live in Arabia?
And what about all the atheists, where should they go? Perhaps to Las Vegas!
