In an age of inadequate political role models, one Israeli columnist finds a few points of light.
Jews, be proud
Judy Montagu
The Jerusalem Post:
If only we saw more examples of Jewish “self-respect and stateliness” among our current leadership, instead of dodgy dealings at home and a kowtowing to foreign rulers that makes one wince.
Why must our premier act so obsequiously when he visits foreign capitals, including Arab ones, lavishing over-effusive compliments on their leaders while they stand on their dignity?
And if only our leaders didn’t shy away from all public mention of the deity, so unlike the US presidential candidates’ “God bless you all, and God bless America.” Such an invocation here, a recent Post reader’s letter conjectured, could jeopardize a political career.
The way I see it, Jews today - whether as individuals in the Diaspora or as a nation in Israel - have two broad choices: They can either claim their Jewishness without apology, or shrug off this awkward “accident of birth” and try to act like good gentiles
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Comments: 4
they should react by not voting for mccain, first and foremost! Why aren't the jumping on this pastor the way they jumped all over Rev Wright??????
You, Robert, are regurgitating old and tired lies -- the ones that claim Christians are wolves in sheep's clothing, just waiting to pounce on the "blasphemous" Jews. The ones that state Christians wish to speed up the Second Coming by supporting the State of Israel. The ones that claim Christians wish Jews to perish in eternal damnation for not accepting Christ. At best, you are ignorant, at worst, you are a liar.
And I will tell you one thing more: I will take a TRUE Christian over a liberal, Israel-hating, self-apologetic Jew ANY DAY.
I am very suspicious , to say the least , of anybody that harbors extreme religious believes ..