The terrorist attacks in Casablanca are having repercussions here in the Netherlands as well. With about a quarter of a million Moroccans living here, it is hardly surprising that these attacks have attracted some attention here beyond the standard newsworthiness. Vile as these attacks may have been, something positive may yet come out of them. What struck me is the reaction by one of the organizations representing Moroccans, the "Samenwerkingsverband Marokkanen Tunesiërs," which not only expressed its shock and disgust at the attack, but also followed it up by saying that they would have to have a closer look at the recruiting practices by Islamic terrorist organizations, and a denounced the suicide bombings. (Unfortunately, I can't find a link although I did see it in the news over the weekend.)

It's hard to say if this is for real, or whether it's just a spasm in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks. If the terrorists managed to awaken some opposition to their methods within the Moroccan community here, that must be a positive sign. It's a start to rooting out Islamic terrorism, but only by the follow-up will we be able to determine whether they mean it or not. It's also sad, but not surprising, that it wasn't until these attacks in Morocco that they ventured forth in speaking out against suicide bombings. Apparently blowing up Israelis by these means is OK. To be fair, I don't know the specific position of the one organization I mentioned by name above on this, but the prevailing virulent anti-Israel sentiment in the Arab immigrant community never had much of a problem with murdering Israelis. Thus they helped create this monstrosity, the psychotic death cult born of Palestinian terrorism, and that is now becoming the defining hallmark of Islamic terrorism in general. And the monster is turning on its erstwhile sympathizers.

Also missing this time around are the usual attempts at exculpating the terrorists. The usual litany of "understanding" for their "desperate acts," the recitation of the sins of the victims, the praising of the "courage" of the murderers, the susurration of support are all missing. Those only apply if the victims are Jews or Americans. Where are the apologists for the terrorists now that the terrorists attack Muslims? The absence of the terrorist apologia is of course welcome, but somehow I suspect this position won't be carried to its logical conclusion: the condemnation of terrorism against Israel.