September 18, 2013

The Israeli Right Was Wrong

By Mike Konrad
I am not an admirer of Rabbi Kahane, but he was correct about one thing: the Palestinians must go. Kahane was brutal in his delivery.  He would walk up to Arabs and called them "dogs" (see 7:40), one of the worst insults possible to Muslims, who detest canines as unclean.  But he nailed the problem down, even if his methods were detestable. Yet modified versions of Kahane's suggestions are ignored while the left and right compete with each other in folly.  There is no need to fully examine the left's errors; they are self-evident.  But there is a need to expose that the right is doing no better. It should be clear to all unbiased observers that the two-state solution, lauded by the left, is impossible.  Gaza has shown that no independent Palestinian polity will remain at peace with Israel.  But let us examine what might have happened had the right wing prevailed in Israel. Assume that the Jewish state remained defiant against the world, confident...(Read Full Article)