French Anti-Semitism

French anti-Semitism is now turning to non-Jews.

Friday morning on a Paris commuter train, the infernal cycle of anti-Semitism, silence and fear appeared once again. Six Arab youths attacked a twenty-three-year-old young mother with her thirteen-month-old baby.

They started by stealing her hand bag and then, looking at her wallet, found out that she had an address in a posh section of Paris, the 16th district. One of the Arabs yelled, “The 16th -- all the Jews live there.” Assuming that she was Jewish, they became wildly aggressive. They pulled knives, slashed her T-shirt and trousers, and cut her hair for a souvenir. They then drew three swastikas on her belly with black pens, and before getting out, overran the stroller, so the baby fell over.

The whole attack lasted about ten minutes, and was witnessed by over twenty people sitting in the train coach at that time. But nobody did anything, not even pulling the emergency signal. As of today, no witnesses have come forward to help the investigation.

Of course, all the outrage today in most French newspapers and in the political class is that the woman was not Jewish. These kinds of “incidents” have been numerous in the past four years, but did not make headlines because they were targeting real Jews. And in a way, it is "excusable" to attack Jews because they represent Israel and the Arabs are just helping their Palestinian brothers….

France has been demonizing Israel through its foreign policy, its media and intellectuals. By fueling so much hatred, they are now reaping what they sowed.

Perhaps what is most stunning and appalling is the complete lack of reaction by any of the other riders. Can anyone imagine a similar thing happening in any US city and people not getting involved to try to help the woman? It seems that the cowardliness of the French extends not just to their government but to their people. All I can say is to hell with them. They have chosen dhimmitude, and undoubtedly will at some point need the US to rescue them again. Maybe the US should then just stand by and watch, like all those train riders, and let the Arabs do to the French what they will.