In First Things, Simone Rizkallah recounts the story of how her great-grandparents narrowly escaped the Armenian Genocide. She notes how indifferent the world was to this severe injustice committed by Ottoman Turkey and how today’s growth of hostile Islamism and violent pro-Hamas demonstrations are being met with the same apathy.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


