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Source: http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/muslims_stop_blaming_israel
Muslims, Stop Blaming Israel
(Los Angeles Jewish Journal) Sinem Tezyapar - Whenever calamities befall Muslim-majority nations, there is always a country to blame: Israel. This madness of putting the blame on Zionists - and Israel in general - has no basis in logic. The most surprising part is that so many people believe this without question. We are no longer surprised to hear Israel's being the scapegoat for every single evil in the world, but Iran's blaming the Zionist entity for a deadly earthquake was pushing the limits of credulity. This, despite the fact that Jews are a handful of people, a tiny population when compared to the overall population of the world. Let's look at what is really going on in the Islamic-Arab world. There is a continuous and unending stream of hate. Hatred is deeply ingrained in their tradition, in their culture and in their own education. This fierce, venomous style is what is tearing the Islamic world apart - with Muslims killing Muslims. How do Jews make Muslims kill other Muslims? As Muslims, let's stop pointing the finger at others for our problems. It is time for the Muslim world to take responsibility and to ponder what has gone so horribly wrong with the Muslim world. Superstitions, innovations, localized traditions and bigotry have replaced the Quran in some Islamic countries. This hatred has to stop and Muslims must embrace the true spirit of the Quran, which is love, compassion and brotherhood for all. The writer is an executive producer at a Turkish TV network.