A non-Jewish, non-Christian friend who has no ax to grind against either Jews or Muslims has friends in both circles.
One Jewish friend whom he describes as “a friendly radical” is vehemently anti-Arab, and whenever the two meet for lunch, he embarks on a rant about how all Arabs are killers who want to murder all the Jews.
My friend listens, then gently changes the subject, whereupon there is a change in the demeanor of the friendly radical, whose anger dissipates.
On one occasion, the rant became too much for my friend to tolerate, and he asked the friendly radical what his reaction
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