Riots in the Moslem World

The riots in the Moslem world illustrate why Israelis are skeptical about trusting the neighboring countries. A small amateur movie which most Americans (myself included) have never seen, made by an obscure small time crook (who has spent time in an American jail), financially backed by a small lunatic fringe group has stirred up a reaction by equally lunatic groups in the Middle East. The difference is that while the American lunatics are a small fringe group here, the lunatics over there seem to be larger in proportion to the general population, and powerful enough to intimidate their governments. Mr. Bacile (or whatever he chooses to call himself today) and his cronies (Thank God they are not Jewish) have succeeded in putting American soldiers and American interests at risk. They have also put the innocent Coptic Christians of Egypt at risk. Meanwhile the rioters in Moslem countries have performed like puppets exactly what Bacile and his friends wanted them to do and exposed themselves to the world as unreliable idiots.