Roger Cohen is either a racist, a fool, or suicidal. His utterly stupid column this week has been parsed by plenty of others, and I have no desire to rehash his drivel.
Cohen doubts that “Hamas is sincere in its calls for Israel’s disappearance.” That must mean that the recent poll conducted in the P.A. shows that a majority within Palestinian society actively seeks peace (Hebrew Ynet). How else can one explain that if elections were held today, genocidal Hamas, led by Haniyeh would win 47% v. Fatah, led by Holocaust denier Abbas.
Let’s recall that Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was also not seen as a “problem” for the Jews in particular and Europe in general.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf
“In Mein Kampf, Hitler uses the main thesis of “the Jewish peril”, which speaks of an alleged Jewish conspiracy to gain world leadership. …
For example, Hitler announces his hatred of what he believed to be the world’s twin evils: Communism and Judaism. The new territory that Germany needed to obtain would properly nurture the “historic destiny” of the German people; this goal explains why Hitler invaded Europe, both East and West, before he launched his attack against Russia.”
We need to believe what people say, especially our enemies. If they say that they want to eradicate the Jews then we need to believe them and act accordingly.
Let us all learn the lessons from the past to make the future better, instead of ignoring the past and with the expected repetition of the their failures.
Cohen lives in the land of lollipops and sunshine.