Violence in Congo [SLIDESHOW]

Even in the face of these murders, the same narrative persists, the one that excuses or explains away Jewish blood when it’s spilled.

Last week Linehan flew back to the U.K. to appear in court on charges related to a scrap between him and a young “transwoman” among his alleged crimes being “misgendering,” referring to his antagonist with male pronouns.

Twenty-four years later, the lessons of that day remain urgent.

What kind of human being is capable of walking up to another person — an innocent, defenseless, unarmed civilian — and, at close range, shooting him or her?

At its core, this narrative is nothing new. It’s the recycling of one of the oldest antisemitic tropes: that Jews secretly pull the strings of governments.

Europe has suddenly awakened from its Islamic slumber.