European Politicians Are Living a Lie about Israel: An Interview with Fiamma Nirenstein

by Stefan Frank
Q: In 2006, a member of the German parliament from the [post-Communist] Left Party declared that she was on the same side as Hezbollah. Is it just a coincidence that anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism provide a common ground between parts of the left and jihadist terrorists or are there stronger bonds underneath the surface?
Fiamma Nirenstein: They are connected by their rejection of modern democracy. Not everybody who is born in a democracy is a democrat. There is a lot of anti-democratic ideology in the democratic world, and the fact that it can be expressed is part of democracy. This is a contradiction we have to live with.
Anybody who says that they are on the side of Hezbollah, while knowing the history and ideology of this organization, should be ashamed of themselves. The ideology of Hezbollah is one of war-mongering. They always look for war, and they completely destroyed Lebanese democracy. Lebanon used to be one of the few countries in the Middle East enjoying a plurality of identities. The process of creating a flourishing democracy — something to which many Lebanese still aspire — has faced huge difficulties because of the presence of Hezbollah.
And although Israel pulled out of Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah continued its war against Israel and thus provoked a justified reaction. You cannot keep bombing Israeli towns and killing Israeli soldiers and suppose there won’t be a reaction. As for this woman you mentioned, I don’t think she would want to wear a chador.
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