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Originally Posted by Livia

It seems sad to me that while ordinary Jewish people - not Israelis, let's make that clear - have to be protected by armed police that people are worrying about an anti-Muslim backlash.

I'm not Jewish and I'm not Muslim, in fact I have no faith. I am pro Jews and pro Muslims...just wanted to be clear I'm not taking sides here.

There have been random attacks on Jews because they were Jews and there have been random attacks on Muslims because they were Muslim. Those attacks are aimed with precision against people with a certain faith; however, I don't believe the attacks at the deli in France was targeted at Jews, but a random act against the west. Perhaps I'm wrong but I haven't read otherwise.

I go on two political forums and I'm sick to the back teeth of reading the more recent anti Muslim hatred openly spilled out. I'm sick of walking past newspaper stands with screaming headlines about Islam and how none of us are safe. There is a lot of propaganda to incite our fear.

If you read the history pre-war nazi Germany, you will read about the civil unrest the government and popular media did towards the Jewish communities. They demonized the Jews for years and turned a nation into Jew haters. Something uncomfortably similar is happening now towards the Muslims, not only in the middle east but right here in the UK and across Europe.