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von Manfred Müller

 

 

Die bigotte, selbstgerechte, heuchlerische Verlogenheit, mit der sich die US-Regierungen als Leuchtturm der Demokratie inszenierten und inszenieren, ist schlicht unerträglich! Z.B. angesichts dieses aufschlussreichen Artikels bei MisesInstitute:

America’s War on Arab Christians

 

Tucker Carlson’s recent castration of Texas senator Ted Cruz produced several notable moments, one of which came when Cruz asserted that the Bible commands Christians to support Israel — by which he meant the political entity established in 1948 as the State of Israel.

To many Christians of Arab origin, this interpretation of biblical writ is simultaneously amusing and frustrating, eliciting more questions than scripture can answer. As arguably the oldest community of Christians in the world, are they called upon to embrace anything that could be interpreted as “support” for Israel, even if that means misguided intervention that kills innocents and leads to their displacement and destruction? One need not cite canon to know that the answer is “no.”

Were this an internal belief held widely by American politicians — affecting only their private lives and philanthropic habits — perhaps there would be little need for analysis. But this is not the case. Using specious affiliations between Christianity and Zionism, American pols eagerly enact policies that often prioritize Israeli aims over American.

But what of the impact of such policy on actual Christians in the Arab world? What is the practical result on this group, of the sum total of intervention, military exploits, and steadfast support of Israel — seemingly without question or reciprocal responsibility — taken by the US over the last hundred years and, in particular, over the last thirty years?

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