The following is a letter to the editor
that wrote about the deadly role that Palestinian incitement plays when it
comes to acts of terror against Israel, which appeared in the October 15, 2015
edition of The New York Times:
To the Editor:
“Young
Palestinians Fanning the Flames of a New Uprising” (front page, Oct. 14)
does an exceptional job spotlighting the young Palestinians who have committed
numerous acts of terror against Israelis over the last several weeks.
While social media certainly plays a
pivotal part in inspiring the perpetrators to resort to violence, you rightly
note the deadly role that incitement plays in this tragic tale of terror. By
glorifying terrorism and celebrating martyrdom, the leaders in these
communities essentially sanction the violence and lead these young people down
a divisive and dangerous path.
Teaching an entire generation of
Palestinian youths to loathe their Israeli neighbors has proved to be a deadly
practice, the reverberations of which are felt every time another life is lost.
Those who encourage and endorse terrorism are as culpable as the people who
carry out the terrorist acts.
Before an already tenuous situation
spirals further out of control, steps must be taken to curb the violence and
end the incitement. This deadly tsunami of terror is not going to recede on its
own.
N. AARON TROODLER
Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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