IT HAPPENED TOMORROW False Consensus

By Guido Vitale

Strong emotions sometimes create a false feeling of consensus. But the terrible events that took place in Paris in the past few days force everyone, including Italian Jews, to face a clear choice. Not everyone has found the courage to state clearly that an unambiguous support for freedom of the press and for the right to satire – even in cases where it is a satire that we do not like – is the only possible defense of our identity and of our right to live in peace and security.