The lonesome death of Ilan Halimi
Ilan Halimi was the French Jew who was tortured and murdered last week by an apparently Muslim gang called "the Barbarians." I noted stories related to Halimi's death in "The fear factor" and "More on the death of Ilan Halimi." Michelle Malkin has a complete set of links updating the story and commenting in "The funeral for Ilan Halimi." Especially provocative is Caroline Glick's Jerusalem Post column "Ilan Halimi and Israel."
JOHN adds: I rarely have occasion to correct my partners, but it isn't quite accurate to say that Halimi was tortured and murdered last week. It isn't accurate because he was tortured for three weeks before finally, and mercifully, dying of burns and other wounds that covered 80% of his body. This is a horrific story, and while the facts haven't fully emerged, it seems almost certain that neighbors of the gang who abducted and abused Halimi were well aware of what was going on, and there are reports that some of them joined in. Islamist propaganda was found in the apartment where Halimi was held. It is painful, but necessary, to contemplate the raw evil on display here.
