Comments on: The end of cognitive dissonance in Israel

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:01:22 +0000

My Dad did his pathology residency at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco. While there, one of the senior doctors told him a story from his youth — a story that the current generation of Israelis should probably take to heart.
A certain Jewish Dad put his little son up on a wall and said “Jump, son!”. The boy was hesitant, but the Dad said “Go ahead – I’ll catch you.” When the boy finally got up his courage and leaped to his father’s arms, the man stepped aside and let him crash into the ground. “Let that be a lesson to you, son — never trust nobody, not even your own father!”
I’m sure that some would identify that as an anti-Semitic joke, but it seems to me that it’s a principle that would stand the Israelis in good stead….and isn’t that really what Reagan was saying with “Trust….but verify.”?
That’s how it looks from here, anyhow. Israel can “trust” the U.S., all right — but they’d better be watching their backs!

By: SADIE

SADIE — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:51:59 +0000

“Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its ‘right to exist.’

Israel’s right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel’s legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement….

There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its ‘right to exist’ a favor, or a negotiable concession.”

– Abba Eban
New York Times, November 18, 1981

By: SADIE

SADIE — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:56:03 +0000

“Palestinian leaders“, now there’s two words I wouldn’t string together.
Abbas has ‘threatened’ or ‘tactically’ stated that he will not run in Janaury. If, and it’s still a big ‘if’ at the moment, he does withdraw and ‘if’ a Hamas candidate (sorry, I just strung those two words together for lack of creativity) succeeds Abbas (although it beats me what the difference is) it paints another picture. Hamas has been designated a terrorist organization and as of the moment, we (that would be the collective, we) do not negotiate with terrorists…..there would be no need to talk, negotiate, interact, acknowledge.
Ahhh, who am I kidding, we’d need to designate Mr. ChicagO in the same category – hmmm.

By: Charles Martel

Charles Martel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:22:22 +0000

There could be an interesting spillover effect from the Israeli left’s encounter with reality: Word of it is bound to reach the ears of leftist American Jews, perhaps unsettling them enough to begin pulling away from the second most fervent anti-Semitic American president ever (Jimmuh being the first).