By Lloyd Levy
LONDON, England — The current situation in Europe has many similarities with the appeasement of Hitler leading up to the Second World War. Then our “leaders” refused to believe that Hitler was a serious treat, and because they didn’t act in a timely manner, tens of millions died, including virtually all of European Jewry. The same is happening with jihadism. Our politicians are paralyzed, and incredibly the only leaders with any nerve appear to be Putin and Viktor Orban of Hungary. They at least are standing up for their own people and traditions.
The probability of terrorists coming in as migrants is a real concern. It is estimated that Germany will have over one million refugees this year, and even if one percent are terrorists, that is 10,000 jihadists. Look at the damage 8 terrorists did in Paris, what havoc could 10,000 do.? One must also realize that once they settle in Europe, they have free movement anywhere, so there is little to stop someone in Germany coming to live in the UK.
Even the Brits, who normally have some backbone, are starting to call ISIS by the name Daish, because Daish doesnt mention Islam in its title, and heaven forbid anyone thinks jihadism is anything to do with Islam! However to be fair, I think David Cameron is probably the only major Western European leader to publicly acknowledge the threats.
In UK, thankfully an island, our salvation lies in exiting the European Union and controlling our own borders. May that day come as soon as possible !. We are at the 11th hour in UK, but it is already past midnight in France and Sweden
Levy is a freelance writer who divides his time between England and Israel. He may be contacted via lloyd.levy@sdjewishworld.com