Media and commentators clamor in the West when an incident such as the one that targeted a Jewish synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on Saturday killed 11 people.

They do not know the precise description of the incident or the appropriate context in which it should be placed, because, despite its similarity to other attacks, it deserved "terrorism" without hesitation, committed by a white, non-Muslim American.

Daniel Baeman wrote in Foreign Policy magazine that American commentators call the incident "terrorism" because it will help the United States deal with a serious threat posed by "white nationalists" and other similar groups.

With Western insistence on linking terrorism to Muslims - a link refuted by some statistics that compare Muslim and non-Muslim terrorists - distracts away from horrific crimes that rocked the world,

The burning of a foreign family in Germany 1993
Is described in Germany as the worst racist attack since World War II. On the night of May 29, 1993, four right-wing extremists set fire to the home of the Turkish Guinness family in the western city of Zolingen.

The fire killed five women and a girl, all from the Guinch family. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl declined to attend a memorial service for the victims of Zolingen or to offer condolences to their families. On the 25th anniversary of the attack, Chancellor Angela Merkel, who lost her daughters, granddaughters and nephew in the fire,

Fire kills five women from Turkey's Ginsh family (Reuters / Archive)

Ginsh lost her two daughters, granddaughter and niece in Zolingen attack (Reuters / Archive)

Oklahoma bombing 1995 .. Worst in America before the September attacks
On April 19, 1995, a truck loaded with explosives exploded in front of a government building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children, and injuring hundreds. The bombing was described as the worst terrorist attack on American soil until the September 11 attacks.

The accusation was initially directed at Muslims, but it soon became apparent that the main suspect was former US soldier Timothy McVeigh, who believed in carrying weapons against federal government institutions, and later described him as a "local terrorist." In 2001, McVeigh, 33, was executed by lethal injection.

Timothy McVeigh was a soldier in the US Army (Getty Images)

The explosion killed 168 people, including 19 children (Reuters)

The "Truth" series launches sarin in Tokyo in 1995
Panic in Japan When members of the Om Shinrikyo (absolute truth) group launched sarin gas on the Tokyo subway on 20 March 1995, 13 people were killed and 6,300 injured.

The sect began its activity in Japan in the 1980s as a spiritual group embracing a mixture of Hindu, Buddhist and Christian beliefs. It gradually turned into a black minority, turning to violence and kidnapping, attacking its opponents and using chemical and bacteriological weapons in its attacks.

The community was accused of killing 29 people. In July 2018, the Japanese authorities executed 13 leading members of the community by hanging, led by Shoko Asahara (whose original name was Shizu Matsumoto).

The leader of the "absolute truth" community Shoko Asahara (Getty Images)

Norwegian waging a "crusade" against the people of his homeland 2011
Norway's Anders Brevik carried out a horrific massacre, Norway's worst since World War II. On 22 July 2011, Brevik blew up a bomb in the government district of central Oslo, killing eight people. He then went to Otoya Island and opened fire on a Norwegian youth workers' summer camp, killing 69 people in a carefully planned operation.

Prior to the attack, Brevik published on the same day an online statement explaining his extreme right-wing ideas and attacking Islam and "cultural Marxism" in Europe. A BBC commentator said Brevik saw himself as part of an "international crusade" and a "Norwegian warrior" who could inspire others.

Brevik carries his weapon and walks among the bodies of his victims, according to the police story in this photo taken from a helicopter (Reuters - Archive)

Mysterious Assassin in Las Vegas 2017
The American Steven Padock, 64, opened fire from a room on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel to a concert audience in an interview square, killing 58 people and injuring about 500 others on October 1, 2017.

The shooting continued for about a quarter of an hour, after which the police stormed the Padouk room and found him dead. The authorities believe he killed himself and carried out the massacre alone. To this day, Paddock's motives, which were not in his biography, have not been so obvious but he was fond of gambling.

Paduk fired from the 32nd floor (Reuters-Archive)

Stephen Paddock (Associated Press)