Red Ken, Churchill Ken, Now Oedipus Ken

Ken Livingstone, socialist mayor of London, got rave reviews for his speeches after the London bombings, including ones from conservatives.

David Gelernter in Jewish World Daily writes that such praise is misplaced. Livingstone’s previous actions and speeches only promoted terrorist violence:

London’s leader, Ken Livingstone, eloquently condemned the recent terrorist bombings. But in the past, he never seemed too concerned about terrorists murdering Israelis. The tale of Livingstone’s ambivalence is a sordid kind of Greek tragedy.

Last year, he welcomed a violently Jew-hating Muslim preacher to London. In so doing, he became a silent partner of Islamic terrorism �?? which has now turned against his own city. Today, he is an updated Oedipus Rex, accessory to a horrible crime of which he himself is a victim.
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Last year, Mayor Livingstone welcomed Egyptian cleric Sheik Yousef Qaradawi â€??? the “Theologian of Terror” â€??? to London. The sheik has called suicide bombings “heroic operations of martyrdom” and has urged Muslims to “destroy the aggressive Jews.” Livingstone called the sheik a man of “moderation and tolerance.” In an Op-Ed piece, the former editor of London’s Asharq al Awsat Arabic-language newspaper begged to differ: “When it comes to political matters, Sheik Qaradawi represents the utmost degree of extremism.”

Livingstone sounds like a psychologically manipulative husband who causes distress for his wife, but then “saves the day” when the inevitable crisis occurs.