Give France to Canada by Arlene Peck
It's a good thing that I'm a columnist instead of a reporter. Then I don't have to be politically correct. I'm allowed to give my opinion of the subject that I write about.
Folks, when it comes to the French, my opinion of them is pretty low. The shame of it all is that the country is so sexy and gorgeous. Maybe someone could arrange to have an influx of the Canadians take over. They're nice people they don't even like each other.
A few years ago, I remember being in the most elegant restaurant in probably all of Europe, Maxims. I had been invited as a journalist by the management and was having dinner with the head of the establishment. At one point, I took note of the hovering waiters pouring expensive wines and asked, "How much would this dinner cost in 'real' money?" A manager answered me, "Oh, about $600.00."
For dinner! I looked around and wondered who could afford that kind of dinner and noticed a few Arab patrons in the restaurant. However, it was far from full. He then smiled and said, "When you go home, tell your fellow Americans that we want them to come. We need the tourists here." Later, he related that since the Gulf War, when his country, France, supported Saddam Hussein and refused air space to the United States, our countrymen, (and women) were staying away in droves. In vain, he tried to convince me that they had learned their lesson and had changed. Yeah, right!
Actually, today, I almost have to smile when I see how they've pandered to and embraced the Arabs so much that they are slowly taking over the country. I truly believe that within ten years the French culture will be taken over by mosques and Middle Eastern restaurants at every corner. I wonder how long it will be before the French women will be wearing burqas. Not such an impossible thought when you consider the increasing Islamic influence in French society, and a result of Islam's thirst for world domination.
Not a day goes by that I don't read a headline stating that a rabbi's car was set on fire, or that yeshiva children have been beaten on the way to school.
Some are so blatantly anti-Semitic that I can only shake my head in wonderment at their rabid comments. The latest is how the French are now refusing to recognize wedding ceremonies, including those performed in pre-1967 Israel, where the presiding rabbi just happens to be a resident of Judea, Samaria and Gaza. The French Consulate in Jerusalem has refused certificates of marriage to those French who want to marry an Israeli. A French woman who had converted recently had her marriage turned down for recognition by the Consulate and was told that the French Government does not recognize it because the marriage certificate bared the signature and heading of a rabbi from Gush Etzion, which they believe to be 'occupied territory.' I wonder if it would have been okay for them had the wedding party worn yellow stars during the ceremony? How ludicr ous that it should matter where the rabbi who oversaw the ceremony lives. Maybe if the bride wore a burqa, the French Consulate might have been satisfied. Funny, does it bother them to recognize marriages performed by Syrian imams in 'occupied Lebanon? Or, how about Moroccan imams or tribal witchdoctors in 'occupied Sahara'? Iraqi imams are going strong in 'occupied Kurdistan.' And what about all those French priests from occupied Euskadi (homeland of the Basques)? Ah, but the rabbis are Jewish and we know how the French feel about that "shitty little country," as described by the French Ambassador to England.
Lately, the renowned French University of Paris has decided to stop all collaboration with Israeli universities and has requested the European Union to do the same. Does anyone see anything reminiscent of the pre-Holocaust period, when the Jews were banned from the professional sectors? How soon, if unchecked, will this ludicrous plan continue throughout all of the French universities and into the European Union? Recent articles show that with all of the anti-Semitism the Jews of Europe are experiencing, those that live in France are leaving their country at twice the rate of the other nations.
French bookstores have been saturated for many years with not only anti-Semitic literature, but also anti-American treatises. I find it ironic that according to them, Israel is the 'occupier' and America is hated for being the 'aggressors.' Correct me if I'm wrong, but for the entire twentieth century Europe was the birthplace of World War I, World War II, communism, fascism, colonial oppression, and lots and lots of appeasement of anybody who they just happened to be pandering to. Usually, they cater to the Arabs and all that oil revenue.
Yet we also have power. They have to know that actions have repercussions.
We, as a people, have political, ethical and financial resources greater than those of the Jew-haters who are now crawling out of the woodwork and marching in the Palestinian marches.
I will never buy anything French again, ever! No more Evian, wines, perfume, makeup or trips. Even French kisses don't appeal to me.
I've been invited to Italy by their tourism ministry. They have assured me that there is no comparison between the two countries and Jewish visitors are welcomed there and their citizens have no fear. I'll keep you posted. I do know Italian men are the closest I've ever found to the Israeli ones. In the interest of fair reporting, I'll do my research diligently.
That's the beauty of being a columnist. I just have to give my opinion. |
