(RNS) The recent emergence of murderous anti-Semitism in “enlightened” Europe, and even the public refusal of a defeated Egyptian judo athlete at the Rio Olympics to shake the hand of his victorious Israeli opponent — a seemingly minor act — set me thinking about how two remarkable leaders in the struggle against anti-Semitism would react to such news.
The answer is easy. They would not be shocked.
Nor would Edward Flannery (1912-1998), an American Roman Catholic priest, and Jules Isaac (1887-1963), a French Jewish historian, be surprised about the constant barrage of religious, political, economic, and cultural hatred fired at Israel, the world’s only Jewish state.
The answer is easy. They would not be shocked.
Nor would Edward Flannery (1912-1998), an American Roman Catholic priest, and Jules Isaac (1887-1963), a French Jewish historian, be surprised about the constant barrage of religious, political, economic, and cultural hatred fired at Israel, the world’s only Jewish state.
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