Jewish vs. Muslim extremism by anonymous

I would like to point out that=
while extremism exists in virtually every religion, that the murderous e=
xtremism of Islamo-fascism is EXPONENTIALLY greater than anything that we=
experience in the Jewish community.

When, in certain Muslim populations, more kids want to be "Shahids" (mart=
yrs) than anything else; when the vast majority of Mosques worldwide are =
shepherded by "graduates" of radical Madrassas (including the U.S. where =
80% of the Imams are Madrassa trained); when a majority of Muslims worldw=
ide agree with suicide bombing under "some circumstances", we are dealing=
with a situation which is incomparable to anything that we find in the J=
ewish community. Jack, even using the 1% estimate of Muslim extremists is=
irresponsibly pollyanish. Your math makes Islamic murderers Batel B'Shis=
him. The real number may be 20%, 50% or more.

While there are some violent, murderous Jews out there, they are in the s=
mallest of minorities. They have no government supporting them, no univer=
sal support in synagogues worldwide, and no political clout (none of them=
are involved in negotiations with Arab States or the Palestinian authori=
ty - but Israel has to deal with Hamas as the "legitimately elected gover=
nment" of Gaza.

You're right that we should in no way fund or support the Jewish ex=
tremists. But we don't! (Whereas MAINSTREAM muslims support Muslim exremi=
sm through mainstream Muslim organizations - some of which are being inve=
stigated and charged here in the U.S.) You correctly point out that the J=
ewish extremism doesn't have the same support or clout as Muslim extremis=
m, but I fear that even creating the moral equivalency, which you do, cou=
ld lead people to fight both with equal force. The truth, however, is tha=
t Jewish extremists can be thwarted with the proverbial "fly swatter". Bu=
t the Muslim Extremists may only be contained with the deployment of Crui=
se Missiles (perhaps with nuclear warheads).

You are also right that the aspirations of the Islamists and Radical Jews=
are different. But the greater difference is that the Jewish extremists,=
when taken in proportion, can be likened to a cold sore (which you still=
want to get rid of) vs. a malignant tumor growing around one's heart. If=
a patient had both (a cold sore and an aggressive cancer), one would hav=
e to question the judgment of any doctor who spent too much time on the c=
old sore without fighting the cancer aggresively.

Finally, the Jewish Extremism is a relatively new phenomenon, perhaps a r=
esponse and result of Muslim extremism that goes unchecked. If Muslim ext=
remism were to go away, and if Arabs could actually countenance living in=
peace with a Jewish State, there would be no reason for Jewish Extremism=
to exist. On the other hand, if we ridded the world of every Jewish extr=
emist on the planet tomorrow, it might only embolden the Muslim extremist=
s who much prefer to confront a Jew with a Psalm than with a firearm.