Dane,

<<Im only going by what ive heard Hasidim say in protests against Israel. The reference was only to the ME and North Africa obviously not Europe>>

It aint true of ANYWHERE!

Hasidim is probably reading from the halal version of history.

More vitriolic drivel from avowed Jew-haters - with scant concern for the ethnic and religious cleansing being carried out against Christians by Islamic Jihadists.

#SteeleRedux:

You state:

"Sigh, more balderdash and hyperbole from Singer.

“In much of Iraq and Syria today, millions of Christians, whose ancestral presence there pre-dates current Muslim majorities by centuries, are being scrubbed out of their homes.”

That was the author's statement you quoted - not mine - confirming
your reputation for being deceptive and misleading.

You continue:

"Millions? There aren't even 2 million Christians in the whole of Iraq and Syria combined."

How many Christians are there according to you? 500000? 1000000? Fill us in with a link to your source.

"Look at the scores of Mosques targeted and blown apart by the IDF in Gaza supposedly because they contained weaponry or tunnels."

Supposedly?

Look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWkjwfkh-qM

"The issue of religious discrimination in other countries is of course of deep concern and should be discussed."

Then discuss it here and now or tell me where you have discussed it.

7000 people who rallied in Sydney last Saturday would appreciate hearing from you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb-2IgfWdc4

BTW Where is the reply you promised last week?

#yvonne

You are a newcomer to my loyal followers on OLO. You share their same inability to comprehend what I have written.

You state:

"The complaint is of no media look at the plight of Christians in war torn Middle East, but then Singer proceeds to quote no less than 7 different news sources."

This is what I actually said:

"Patrick Coburn does not mince his words in The Independent:

It is the greatest mass flight of Christians in the Middle East since the Armenian massacres and the expulsion of Christians from Turkey during and after the First World War.

Yet the media shows little interest in exposing the decimation and dispersal of the Christian communities in Syria and Iraq.

Google reports on the Israel-Gaza war outnumber reports on the ISIS-Christian conflict by about 20:1."

If you are going to stay around - please read my articles carefully before misrepresenting me.

SPQR, Dane,

Actually, there were periods in history when Muslims were far more tolerant of Jews than contemporary Christian societies, Muslim Spain, Baghdad's 'Golden Age" and during the Ottoman Empire for example. Many Orthodox Christians preferred Ottoman rule to government by their Catholic co-religionists. Of course there were also periods of persecution of Jews and Christians by their Moslem overlords.
The most sustained and effective campaign of anti-Semitism in Spain was carried out by Catholics after the Reconquista.

Hi Mac,
Good to see your around.

The original proposition was : <<2.Christians lived peacefully for 2000 years alongside their Jewish and Muslim brethren. That was until Israel was created. >>

Note the period stipulated was <<for 2000 years>>

1) I have no doubt that there were periods of bliss but no where near that imagined.

2)The "golden period" in Spain was no where near as "golden" as some still want to believe.

3) Yes. Some Christians actually welcome the Islamic invaders. Egypt for example initially saw them as liberators. They later come to regret that--big time.

It is a pity that on those rare occasions when their is any serious deconstruction of Islamic history it always seems to get deflected by some who want to make it an anti-Israel or anti-Christian thing--and as a result Islam gets a free get out of jail (or court) card

Spqr,
Profound aplogies for over-generalizing. Next time, I'll make sure I list all the exceptions over the entire 2000 years period I'm talking about.

David,
I hope you consider me one of your 'followers'. If I'm ever feeling down I can always rely on you for a good laugh.

Mac,
Thanks for taking the time to explain some of the nuonces to spqr. He doesn't cope well if things aren't explained clearly enough.

Spqr,
Btw. When you say the haridim read the halal version of history, you are referring to the group of people who have been seen as repository for for Jewish theology through the centuries? You know the ones with the dreadies who wear old fashioned hats? I can provide more info about haridim if you're not sure who I mean.