A sort of totalitarian vocabulary police preclude rational discussion on the Mideast. One expects such Orwellian vocabulary police to prowl the salons of the Left, but sadly the Right has now adopted the practice. Of course, the greatest newspeak wordcrime is "the West Bank," an ahistorical word felony. The area has been called Judea and Samaria throughout history.  "The West Bank" has its origins in the Jordanian rule of the area from 1949-67, a brief interlude in the grand scheme of things. Jordan has long since waived any political control over the area, except for the Temple Mount compound.  The continued use of "the West Bank" denies any Jewish historical connection to the land; and "Judea and Samaria" should be the only acceptable term. The use of "Al-Aqsa"(the farthest) to label the mosque at southern end of the Temple Mount is to perpetuate the historical fraud of Mohammed's night journey to...(Read Full Article)