We were in the UK last week and spent some time with friends in Windsor. One afternoon we were walking around the center, along the main high street, and the sun was out. Everything looked charming and warm. It was almost picture perfect. So many people milling about, from all walks of life. A melting pot that is said to represent the civilized world. Yes, all felt good and inviting.

We were grabbing a bite at an eating spot. Feeding the Bunster is always a challenge, and we had our work cut out for us. A “Free Palestine” protest march passed us by a few times. There must have been around 150 to 200 people I am guessing. When we were leaving our Bunster feed the protestors were winding down and packing up. I was looking at this group of people. They looked like everyone else in the city. Nicely dressed, with some fancy handbags, iPhones, Starbucks coffee cups, etc. In short, we all looked and felt the same.

This group of protestors did not look down and out and they did not look evil or dangerous. They simply hate Jews. They could just walk around shouting “we hate Jews”. No need to say “Free Palestine”. They just hate Jews. That is the sense I got.

Where does this hatred come from? That is a bigger discussion and I am not sure I am qualified to answer this question.

I do have my take on the world at large and I maintain that the next world war will be between the “haves” and the “have nots”. Greed is the biggest disease in our world today. There are many greedy Jewish people in the world (I know some of them) and there are many greedy people from other religions too. Greed is not a Jewish thing – it is a problem all across the globe. My simple view is that for some reason the blame for all this greed is placed largely on the Jewish population. It is very sad and disturbing and it looks like we learn nothing from history.