Is it just me or is everyone else tired and disgusted with the overuse and cheapening of terms like “Holocaust” and “Nazi”? Do those who use such terms with respect to Israel have any grasp whatsoever of history? Clearly those terms are not used for accuracy but to inflame and for propaganda purposes.
The Nazis conducted aggressive, offensive wars, which brutally targeted civilians. Israel’s wars have been defensive, and the Israelis warn civilians to get out of harm’s way before attacking the terrorists, who intentionally locate themselves among civilians. By all accounts, Israel has one of the world’s most powerful militaries. If Israelis sought the destruction of people, they would wipe out their opposition.
The death of Israeli soldiers shows, however, that Israel would sooner accept its own casualties than abandon the principles of humanity that underlie its existence. We cannot say the same for either the current crop of Palestinian terrorists or the Arab armies that thrice tried (unsuccessfully) to “drive the Jews into the sea.”
God bless Americans, who, according to all recent polling data, know that the cause of this crisis is Yasser Arafat and his minions. Politicians need to listen and oppose not only the terrorists but those whose financial and political support make their despicable acts possible.
