yom kippur 2006, from haaretz, a poignant and painful assessment
“The essence of the Kol Nidre prayer is an expression of regret for failing to uphold the vows, oaths and promises that we made and a request that they all become null and void, invalid and nonexistent. As a nation and a society, we also made […]

To extrapolate Mr. Krauthammer’s thesis (“Everyone’s Jewish”) more broadly to the contemporary international arena, everyone is an Israeli, too. At least, all who cherish democracy, pluralism, and freedom, the elemental values of civilization, must recognize that Israel’s fight to exist is their fight, as well.
The conduct of Israel’s recent war against Hezbollah can be challenged […]

everyone’s jewish
by charles krauthammer
washington post
september 25, 2006
Strange doings in Virginia. George Allen, former governor, one-term senator, son of a famous football coach and in the midst of a heated battle for reelection, has just been outed as a Jew. An odd turn of events, given that his having Jewish origins has nothing to do with […]

from ben dror yemini, published in maariv, the tel aviv daily newspaper, on 9.22.06, an article detailing the statistics and geography of genocide and “ethnic cleansing” of arabs and muslims worldwide. his conclusion: the vast majority of such genocide is committed by other arabs and muslims
introduction to mr. yemini’s article:
“The Arab world is subject to […]

september 22, 2006
“Hundreds of thousands of people stood Friday and chanted ‘God, God, protect Nasrallah.’ It was the moment they had waited for: Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in person, declaring that his militia was stronger than ever and that no army in the world could force it to disarm.”
full text from ny times

tolerance: a two-way street
charles krauthammer
washington post: september 22, 2006
“Religious fanatics, regardless of what name they give their jealous god, invariably have one thing in common: no sense of humor. Particularly about themselves.”
full text here

the israeli-islamist war
by martin kramer
woodrow wilson occasional paper, fall 2006
Who won the summer war between Israel and Hizbullah?
Right after the ceasefire, Hizbullah and its Iranian patrons declared the war a “divine victory,” and the Economist concurred, running this headline across its cover: “Nasrallah Wins the War.” Israel sank into a funk of self-recrimination.
But a few […]

road show, israel style
by daniel gordis
22 September 2006
Sometimes, a simple drive on a highway in the Jewish State is all is takes to restore perspective, to revive hope. A road, its exits, the places to which they lead and the history they recall – and you suddenly find yourself with faith in the future restored. […]

In the end, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran lost the much-hyped war of words waged against President Bush at the General Assembly. A stealth opponent swooped in and took the prize.
Speaking on Wednesday from the same lectern Mr. Bush had occupied the day before, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela announced, to gasps and even giggles: […]

ajc denounces duplicitous, defiant diatribe of iran president at u.n.
from david harris:
“The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, this evening revealed once again why he poses such a danger to the international community. If there were any who doubted the megalomania, messianic zealotry or hatred in this Iranian leader, tonight’s performance should clarify matters.
full text of ajc […]