I don’t blog, myself, so I don’t get inundated by the real anti-Semites. But I see enough reflexive Israel-bashing by commentators I otherwise like that it makes me sick. I recall Whiskey Bar banning one poster who did nothing more than politely continue to disagree, citing facts, with the proprietor’s bigotry on the subject.

Well, I do try to set the record straight when I come across that sort of thing. And now that I think of it, it has happened less lately — maybe the smarter bloggers are catching on that the left simply got this one wrong.

Now if I could just get my 19-year-old Californian nephew to trust liberals again…

Although I am Christian, I have considered myself an honorary Jew from college days when many of my brothers and sisters were not on the side of the angels regarding the Civil Rights Movement in the American South. It was then that I discovered at Hillel I could not only enjoy the company of like-minded peers, but with lox, bagels and danish to boot! It bonded me for life.

Naturally, when I discovered blogging I already knew that Jews would be among those at the frontier, mostly as models of civility, clear thinking and durable patience that set a gold standard in internet communication. Keep up the good work.

I can relate to this post. It’s interesting that my weblog has found such a home on the right side of the blogosphere, and such disdain on the left. I am still a feminist, still pro-choice, in favor of gay……

Roundups, linkfests etc. Judeopundit had Linkim 4/24/06 (and an update.) Daled Amos did another one of his early morning links, Wednesday morning (almost) 3 A.M. Serandez has Ezzie’s blog roundups 4/25 and 4/26. And of course there’s a new Kosher…

On Saturday, two superb bloggers celebrated significant blogging events — and I’m finally getting around to giving them the credit they are due. Meryl Yourish, whose blog was the very first I ever discovered (thanks to a Google search on…

Mazel Tov