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Geneva Pact Generates Ray of Optimism
Some thoughts, optimistic ones, on the effects already felt from the Geneva agreement:
1) The view from the Israeli street is that the agreement is another trick, another Palestinian trick to fool Israel into believing that they really want peace, and then, when our guard is down, they\’ll swallow us whole.
Yet if that\’s the case, why is the Palestinian street up in arms? Yasser Abed Rabbo and his Palestinian delegation to Geneva have been branded traitors and collaborators by Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and thousands of furiously protesting Palestinians. This is as good as a death sentence.
ADL Marks 90 Years
The Anti-Defamation League is celebrating its 90th anniversary this week, marking its beginnings in Chicago when Sigmund Livingston, a young Jewish lawyer, watched a vaudeville show portraying Jews as greedy, dishonest characters with hooked noses and thick accents.
An Open Letter to Avraham Burg
On Sept. 26, the Journal published an opinion piece by MK Avraham Burg critical of Israel\’s current government (\”Leaders Stay Silent as Israel Collapses.\”) The following is a reply to Burg. To see Burg\’s letter, go to www.jewishjournal.com.
Political Prophylactics
It was an ominous warning affixed to the plastic-covered condom, which was glued on a rust-colored postcard with pictures of dirty mattresses: \”Practice Safe Politics.\”