"got hell from every other Jewish student for bringing me to speak. Yet after the victory in which the turn out was historic, all his friends sent him cards of “thank you”. Why is it that they objected at first, then thanked him later?"

Very reminiscent of an anecdote related by Tom Watson Jr, longtime head of IBM, about an experience he had during the McCarthy era. After a rather bizarre experience with House Un-American Activities Committee investiators, Watson gave a speech at a small group of prominent businessmen, expressing the opinion that things were getting out of hand and that a climate of fear was growing in America. No one said anything. But, after the meeting, Watson got several letters, saying in essence: "I didn't feel that I could say anything in public, but I agree with what you said."

This American stands with the Jews !!

When Bush is talking about protecting Israel he is not speaking to Jews.

He is talking to his base.

As you point out: Jews being leftists don't get it.

Sad.

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Thanks for the link to that rant.

I'm not really sure, though, of the logic of distinguishing between legitimating Israel on theological and historical grounds, considering the historical grounds were based on the theological ones.

To me there's a difference between now saying "God gave the land to us", and saying "Jews have lived here for 3500 years, speaking the same language, the last time this land was a nation it was the Jewish nation, our historical/mythological/theological texts describe this land, some of it is historically verifiable, it isn't in anyone else's mythology unless they borrowed it from us, even after we were repeatedly ethnically cleansed we kept coming back."

I always say if Japan, Ireland, Greece 9for example) aren't questioned, neither should Israel be. The only difference is that we were repeatedly massacred when we lived there.

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