That’s funny, I thought this was a war crime: Phosphorous shells only count when Israel uses them in Palestinian territories. When the Palestinians fire them into Israel, well, then they’re just desserts, or something.
Israel helps Japan: Israel is sending tons of humanitarian aid, as well as doctors and equipment to help the Japanese survivors of the tsunami and quake. They’ll be setting up a field hospital like they did in Haiti. And why are they doing it? Not to make the Japanese like them. They’re doing it because the Torah commands us to do so.
Legends in their own minds: Psst—NYTimes—it doesn’t matter how many times you say it is, J Street is not significant in the Jewish community. They have no significant membership, no support in Congress, and no support among the overwhelming majority of American Jews. And NYTimes staff: Wishing will not make it so. I learned that a long time ago.
Hard times in Syria: Another domino is falling. Of course, we have no idea what’s going to happen if the people of the Middle East actually do topple all their autocracies, dictatorships, and kleptocracies. But at least it’s awesome to hear the Syrian people tell Assad that they don’t want to be Iran’s tools. But don’t get cocky on this: Hezbollah has probably already sent thousands of their own to beat protesting Syrians, the way they did in Iran. Assad is no Ghaddaffy, and Syria isn’t Libya. I think it will be very, very blood there.
I’m curious to see if Jenny Tonge, the British member of the House of Lords, offers the same suggestion as she did regarding the Israeli mission to Haiti, namely that there should be an investigation into allegations that the Israeli doctors were killing patients in order to harvest their organs.
It turned out that such actions would not have resulted in usable organs but of course, how could the Israelis have known that? I mean, everyone knows how hard it is to find Jewish doctors.
By the way, for this vicious accusation, tantamount to the blood libel, Tonge’s own Liberal Democratic party drummed her out of…well, actually she got a slap on the wrist.
No Fear, I’m sure Tonge or Helen Thomas or some other nitwit will jump at another chance to blow some more wind in the ol’ ship Blood Libel’s sail. And we’ll keep giving them the finger (geddit?) as we help those in need.
My concerns are with the people of Japan, not with whatever outrageous charges some racist might drum up from his or her deluded, hateful mind.