Zito Yavorek, in his Aug. 21 letter “Islamic violence,” not only distorts the truth, but contradicts his very own unfounded allegations. On the one hand, he admits to not being an authority on the Koran (Islam’s holy book), and on the other, he seeks to discredit one of the great religions on the basis of whimsies and innuendo.
It is regrettable that there are some people who, due to bias, malice or ignorance, equate Islam to terrorism, a totally false equation. Nowhere in the Koran are acts of terrorism advocated or condoned. Such acts are abhorrent and repugnant to the vast majority of Muslims.
Contrary to what’s been alleged, the Koran devotes chapters to other religions and their holy prophets, and it instructs Muslims to afford those religions and their adherents the utmost of respect, love and tolerance.
Israelis are not exactly innocent bystanders when it comes to acts of terrorism. Who can forget the barbaric Hebron mosque massacre, when scores of Muslims kneeling in prayer were mowed down by the machine gun of a Jewish settler?
Islam is, to be sure, not unlike other religions; it has its share of zealots and fanatics. But it is the height of intolerance, hypocrisy and ignorance to condemn more than one billion Muslims for the actions of a few.
