Hate Grows In Brooklyn

It used to be that just trees grew in Brooklyn, but now, hate grows there too. Hate funded by Saudi fundamentalists who would love nothing more than to see the US toppled. This hate, Islamic fundamentalism that seeks jihad and eliminating all opponents to their way of life, is spread in mosques and Islamic centers around the country, but it is especially poignant in Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue corridor, which was in the shadow of the WTC when it fell on 9/11.

It isn't just the fact that the hate is being spread in propaganda, but that it is being taught to new generations in schools:

We all know where these ideas are supposed to lead. A book for high school juniors, published by the Saudi Ministry of Education and accessible at the Islamic Center of Oakland in California, makes it explicit: "To be true Muslims, we must prepare and be ready for jihad in Allah's way. It is the duty of the citizen and the government. The military education is glued to faith and its meaning, and the duty to follow it."

Teaching such hatred to children, however, may be more dangerous. But there is a more important lesson here. As the director of the Center for Religious Freedom, Nina Shea, points out in the report's introduction, a government that advocates religious hatred violates the religious freedom and tolerance provisions of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If such unlawful incitement is going on within America's borders, one can be certain to find violent, Saudi-sponsored tracts at schools and mosques worldwide. If Mr. Bush is to be serious about combating the hate-filled ideologies that promote terrorism, he cannot avoid a confrontation with the dictators in Saudi Arabia.