We should blame the jihadists, not Israel

THE carnage in New York, Washington, London, Istanbul, Bali, Beslan, Buenos Aires, Jerba, Jakarta, Jerusalem, Madrid, Mombassa, Moscow, Mumbai, Yemen, Dafur, Nigeria, Kashmir, Zhengzhou, was not carried out by Israel.

Apart from the blindingly obvious fact that Israel is a frontline target of terrorism by those who wish its annihilation, there is another blindingly obvious fact: Those very same terrorist groups, such as Hamas, Hizbollah to name but two, share in common a larger hatred — of the United States, the United Kingdom and her Western allies, irrespective of who sits in the Oval Office or 10 Downing Street.

You don’t have to take my word for it. The terrorists shout it from the rooftops. They proclaim it in their charters and covenants.