One of the things we have seen a lot from the left in general and our Arab friends in particular is the re-writing of history when it comes to Israel and the Jews. This consists of both the rewriting of the ancient history of Jews in Israel to the rewriting of the events of Oct 7th last month.

This lie is not only designed to justify themselves but to avoid the uncomfortable truths. You see if the Jews have been in Judea since the days when Abraham was still called Abram and if they are not the oppressors that they claim then the Arabs have to see what they’re doing in the light of truth and then the decision to slaughter Jews in any way possible becomes not a righteous cause but a choice between good or evil and while many might well decide is it “good” claiming an religious imprimatur, other might see things as they are and repent, and we can’t have that.

Put simply it’s more comfortable living with history’s re-write than dealing with the uncomfortable realities of history.

[This is a feature of totalitarian cultures. The Soviets made it so much a science that George Orwell based his Ministry of Truth irony on it in ‘1984,’ but it’s a standard feature in all such oppressive regimes. The Arabs in particular have difficulty in avoiding it, usually because the West indulges it for short-term benefits. — Ed]