10 years of 26/11: Nations must recommit to eradicating terror
It is only through our consistent and united efforts that the goal of eliminating terrorism in our world will succeed.
by Islamic terrorism is an unfortunate additional issue binding the two democracies together, extending their cooperation to intelligencesharing and anti-terrorist measures.
Mumbai was neither the first nor the last victim of terror. Paris, Beirut, Jerusalem, Nairobi, Buenos Aires, Burgas, Bamako, and many other cities and their inhabitants have paid a price, giving evidence that government policies to protect their citizens are frequently insufficient. On this tenth anniversary of Mumbai, the nations of the world must recommit themselves to eradicating the scourge of terrorism, and to unite to defeat the repugnant ideologies of racial, religious and national supremacy that promote and incite violence and threaten the freedoms and liberties we cherish.
Global reactions and responses to terrorism, post 9/11 and especially after 26/11, took on a more serious form. Unlike earlier terror attacks in India, this one impacted many nationalities, and brought a clearer realisation that there are no “good” terrorists and “bad” terrorists. Terrorism is terrorism, with no justification or rationalisation. Period.
The best way to memorialise those who lost their lives in Mumbai ten years ago and all the other victims of terror around the world is to call out the perpetrators of these acts and their sponsors, identify them by name, and bring them to justice. It is only through our consistent and united efforts that the goal of eliminating terrorism in our world will succeed. Shira Loewenberg is the New York-based Director for the Asia Pacific region of the American Jewish Committee