By Jonathan S. Tobin
Jerusalem New Syndicate
The obsession with a mythical backlash against Muslims promoted by the political left and liberal media didn’t just distort anniversary coverage. It builds sympathy for Islamist Jew-hatred.
The 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001 has come and gone. Despite criticisms and pleas from many of the families of the victims as well as others, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the ceremony held at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza in what was Ground Zero on that awful day. After days of massive attention focused on the commemoration of the attacks, the media and the political class quickly moved on to other contemporary issues and crises.
But before this moment fades into memory, it’s worth pausing and considering how understanding this historical event not only informs how the world thinks about 9/11 and its aftermath. Click here to continue reading.
(Photo in public domain; taken from: https://picryl.com: Firefighters gather for a brake after conduction rescue operations at the Pentagon Building hours after the September 11, 2001 attacks. A view of the damaged Western ring wall is visible in the background.)
