politics
April 3, 2026
Palm Sunday in Nigeria: An Inconvenient Massacre
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TL;DR
- The barring of Cardinal Pizzaballa from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday sparked international outrage, with Israel eventually reversing the decision.
- A far deadlier massacre of Christians in Nigeria on Palm Sunday received significantly less attention, which the author attributes to Western self-blinding.
- Radical jihadis have been systematically targeting Christians in Nigeria, with thousands killed annually, often coinciding with Christian holy days.
- The author argues that Western civilization is engaged in a conflict with 'imperial Islam' and its allies on the Left, who seek its destruction.
- Establishment politicians and media are accused of moral cowardice for avoiding naming radical Islam as a threat and for fixating on less significant issues.
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