Leave us be

Mr Islam,

We dont ask for much, us Jews. We dont make demands on the world and we dont drain natural resources for our ever growing population. We have no history of demanding our host nations convert to Judaism, nor have we preached our spiritual ways to those who dont wish to listen.

All we have asked for is to live in quiet peace. All we have demanded of the world is the ability to live on our own without fear of being killed.

Mr Islam, now we have entered the information age the world is at your fingertips. I challenge you Mr Islam to find me situations where we Jews have done anything other than pleaded to survive.

We have never attacked a nation that was not in self-defence. We have never stiffled a neighbours lives if it wasnt to protect our own young generations.

We are a small people. A mere 14 million of us spread over the globe. We could all fit into London, New York, Bagdhad and there would still be space for others to live in peace with us. Presently we have returned to our promised land. The land promised to us by God over 4000 years ago. The same God that you say you worship. This is a small corner of the world, smaller than the state of New York, smaller than Portugal, smaller even than it was when we first arrived home 60 years ago.

Mr Islam, I plead with you, understand this. The Jews of this world are going nowhere. The Jews of Israel are here to stay. We ask you to please lower your weapons such that we may lower ours. We ask you to speak words of peace such that we may listen and believe them.

The path you are travelling Mr Islam has only one end. You may destroy large numbers of our people but we are destined to survive. Just as we outlived the Egyptians, the Amaleks, The Babylonians, Romans, Greeks, and the Germans. We have never had to face the Muslims in battle of war, nor in a battle of culture, however, history and experience is evidence enough that we will survive.

We ask you now to turn away from the path of violence, this apparant Jihad that you think our God demands. I ask you to investigate history, read about the Jews and Judaism and understand we are better as friends than enemies.

Until next time, Shalom Mr Islam