Heading towards a ‘clash of civilisations’

LONDON has borne the brunt of mass murders committed by Islamic jihadists who have perpetrated increasingly sophisticated, unpredictable and evasive attacks on major western targets since 9/11.

The sincerest form of flattery is imitation of jihadi violence by opponent vigilantes. A “lone-wolf” rogue driver attacking Muslims leaving a London mosque represents the apex of current torrent of retribution against innocent Muslims who live in the West.

Isaac Newton’s “to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” in The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy could well apply to this moment in fractious modern human history.

The time is ripe for Samuel Huntington’s “clash of civilisations”, a religious conflagration that is likely to consume the world.

In the near future, it would not surprise me to hear of revenge attacks by Western fanatics inflicted upon local communities within the home territories of Muslim terrorists.

The 50th anniversary of the SixDay War, which birthed the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians, reminds us that violence can only beget more violence in a tragically endless cycle.