The Jihad Paradox
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks and three years after the October 7 massacre, Ben-Dror Yemini's column analyzes the paradox whereby the more violent and murderous the jihad, the more hatred of the West grows within the West itself. Yemini argues that terrorist organizations receive indirect support from 'useful idiots' in the West, and that the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration of Western institutions, aided by Qatar and campus propaganda, threatens social cohesion.
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks and three years after the October 7 massacre, Ben-Dror Yemini's column analyzes what he calls 'the Jihad Paradox': the more brutal and murderous the jihad, the more hatred of the West grows within the West itself. Yemini argues that Osama bin Laden, Yahya Sinwar, Nasrallah, and Khamenei can be satisfied, as their work is done not only by murderers but also by 'useful idiots' in the West. He notes that 320,405 people have been murdered in terrorist acts over a quarter century, and that most victims of jihad are Muslims. Yemini points to criticism of British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration of Western institutions, and the influence of Qatar and Turkey. He argues that the Iranian ideology that sees the United States as the 'Great Satan' and Israel as the 'Little Satan' has found echoes in Western academia and media, creating a fifth column that undermines democratic resilience.