Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis
by Ye'or Bat, Bat Ye'or
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Author: Bat Ye'or, Ye'or BatEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-31
ISBN: 083864077X
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
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Book Review: "It Rings Old Bells..."-Bat Ye'Or
Summary: 5 Stars
Very ancient ones indeed. As ancient as 600 BCE. Read the biblical book of Daniel, chapter 7 in particular. The enemies of G-d are those kingdoms which conquered Judea so that no Davidic king would or has ever rule(d) again in Israel. (Christians believe Christ is a descendant of David through His earthly, foster, jewish parents and who will return again to reclaim His kingdom and His people). The kingdoms described in chapter 7 are arabic-Persian and Babylonian, and european-Greek and Roman.
In chapter 17, "Eurabia Against America", Bat Ye'Or discusses why many european leaders and media spokespersons have become so Anti-American, Anti-Israeli, and pro-Islam. America, under George W. Bush's leadership has clearly responded strongly against Al-Qaeda, the terrorist forces behind the World Trade Center attack in 2001 and many other terrorist attacks throughout the world. Bat Ye'Or quoted one French spokesperson for the Paris Foundation of Strategic Research who had called for a break with ties to the U.S. and expressed some sympathies with Al-Qaeda. And upon that thought she asks the question "Are we to understand by this that Europe, unable to fight terror, should seek protection by siding with al-Qaeda? It rings old bells..." That there has been political maneuvering by some europeans at the expense of the Israelis has been documented in this book too, but to my mind comes evidence from Israel's long time, former defense minister, Moshe Dayan's autobiography where he talks about the many crises Israelis faced pre and post May 14, 1948. French President Charles de Gaulle aided Nasser's Egypt indirectly by denying the Israeli's the ammunition they had bought from France because the French didn't want Israel to start a war, and yet the Soviets were at that time readily pouring arms into Egypt as early as 1967 and which continued in Egypt and places like Syria up until 1973 when the horrific, but fortunately brief Yom Kippur War was waged.
That there has been active collaboration of peoples within these regions of the world, Eur-abia, on various projects inimical to the welfare of the free, western world, is quite, quite obvious. The Great War, WWI, was a result of Kaiser Wilhelm, inflaming parts of Europe and the muslim world against, primarily Great Britain where his cousin, King George V ruled. The Germans had initiated a railway, funded by the Deutsche Bank to link Berlin to Baghdad as early as 1903. The German Kaiser approved of the many massacres of Armenians throughout the late 1800's and early 1900's which culminated in the most infamous of massacres, the Armenian Genocide of 1914-1917 which resulted in the deaths of one million plus persons which of course was merely a prelude to what happened in Germany from 1933-1945 which culminated in the Shoah, the Holocaust which resulted in the deaths of six million plus persons, as we all know. See books like The High Walls of Jerusalem by Ronald Sanders, Peter Hopkirk's Great Game series, Peter Balakian's The Burning Tigris.
This book is Bat Ye'Or's latest book and of all her books, it is the most contemporary one, most relevant to events happening in the world today. However, her other books lay the foundation for not only this book's contents but for understanding how the world of Islam operates, particularly with relation to other peoples like jews, christians, hindus, etc. who have been conquered by Islamic forces. In this book, she examines how europeans have responded to events such as those in Lebanon in the 1970's and 1980's. "While the PLO and its allies preyed on the Lebanese christians, wiping out whole villages, desecrating and burning churches, murdering and mutilating corpses (as at Damur in 1976), Europe was supporting Arafat." Hmm. And the PLO, Hamas, and Al-Qaeda are the most militant and rabid groups of muslims that exist in the world today. And to my knowledge are the ones readily flocking to Gaza and southern Lebanon, which used to be populated mostly by christians, to terrorize innocent Israeli civilians, like the Orthodox jewish man who was stabbed to death just a few days ago. It seems to me that we should all be very wary of not only who we support but of who we believe and should think very carefully of ways we can not help those who destroy. Isn't that what anti-terrorism is all about???
Islam is a struggle, one that will never end until the end of days. In my mind, you will never convert me. If you know anything about me, you'll understand what I mean by that. I've learned so much about Islam and early christian history from reading Bat Ye'Or's few books. One sentence which I underlined in Jacques Ellul's Foreword to her book The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam, states quite truthfully, "the Jihad is an institution and not an event...it is part of the normal functioning of the muslim world." I must admit, I do tend to think of it as an event as that of September 11, yet the struggle on an ideological plane goes on all of the time which Bat Ye'Or documents quite scholarly all throughout this book; the many conferences and commissions that have been held by muslims and/or europeans can be found in the Appendices. Also, Peter Balakian's book The Burning Tigris speaks of Islamic influences on Universities and Colleges in America. I found also very informative Bat Ye'Or's 16th chapter entitled "The Islamization of Christianity" which is also not a recent phenomenon nor is Eurabia. Anyway, Eurabia is definitely a MUST READ. Highly recommended.
(However, I must clarify, Bat Ye'Or makes it clear that not all europeans or arabs are anti-Israeli, pro-Islam, or anti-American, but for the most part, those speaking the loudest, within the media and political circles, tend to reflect these Nazi-esque attitudes. Also, in response to another reviewer, about American, evangelical or protestant support for Israel, one finds extremely strong support or the direct opposite, but for the most part, because these groups of people put much stock in the biblical narrative believing it is G-d's very words, I think the support is strong. G-d's covenant with Abraham is that He would bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you. Also, a fellow christian told me many years ago, that the jews are usually the first groups of people to warn and notify christians when severe persecution is going on in far reaches of the globe, and his words I think have proved true time and time again).
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