So, basically what you are suggesting is that except for a handful of bad actors in the West Bank and Gaza, all is well in the greater Islamic world.
I think you are reaching looking for a way to make this acceptable.
Those are the examples, I'm sure there are many more in the world.
Maybe like the Embassies burning in Syria.
Please let me know what reasons you find to excuse that.
You have highlighted the flash points between muslims & the west and portray them as charateristic of the whole...anecdotal. There may be more examples but my point still stands.
It's not acceptable.
P.S. If you think that the Isreal/Palestine questions will be solved soon, I'd like to talk with you about Amway...
Heh, when did i say this ?
I was quite surprised to read that the Israelis withdrew from Gaza. Of course most arab moderates did not see much in it, they said what about the West Bank ?
Gaza is a controlled experiment. If it works well, then there is pressure to withdraw from the West Bank. I dont think it will work well in the short term, Hamas being in power. The episode with the gunman can be excused IMO.
But what about the long term. It puts pressure on Gaza (& Hamas) to make peace, too early to say. The world is watching them. Baby steps.
This is one of the things I can't understand. According to Danish law, it's NOT forbidden to create or publish likenesses of Mohammed. So they can, according to their law, do that if they like, good or bad taste.
But the ones who burn the Danish flag? In many countries THAT is against the law.
Apparently not in their country, with the flag burning. I guess that's the most non-violent way they have to get the message across. It shows exactly how (some) feel about this issue. If i recall flag burning laws came into effect (post 70s(?) to counter this form of protest.
What's interesting to note is the frenzy this whipped up, for just a cartoon.
As has already been pointed out, there are exceptions to free speech
- shouting fire in a theatre
- saying bomb in an airport
- publishing anything detrimental to national security
- libel
- hate mongering literature, etc
Not all free countries published this cartoon, are they to be considered
not free as a result ?