Another Lilliputian, Anne Rolphe, writes in The Jerusalem Report, July 4th 2011 issue that "We will not be able to steal the villages, to oppress the owners of the olive groves, to shrug off moral criticism until we have driven the last Palestinian across some distant border. We will be vulnerable internationally. We will be vulnerable in the neighborhood. We will be hated, and rightfully so. Some of us, me included, will begin to doubt our contribution to the human story, and our pride in our contributions to the world will be tainted."
She ends up by writing, " The people of the book, the people who suffered under the hands of authorities with cruel and beastly agendas will, if Bibi has his way, bring down the state because they can't imagine sharing the land that must be shared.
"Rudeness is all right but suicide with a nationalistic tantrum is still suicide."
I think it's important to read what such Lilliputians have to say and examine their words.
Consider first the misleading comments of Ms. Rolphe alleging that the Israelis have stolen villages, oppressed the owners of olive groves, and are currently in the process of driving Palestinians across some distant border. These charges deserve to be critically reviewed. They are certainly the allegations of Palestinians who have prayed for Israel to be wiped out so that a new Islamic nation can be built on its ashes. But, as the throw-away lines of a Jewish Lilliputian, they deserve little more than our contempt.
She then goes on to cringe at Israel's vulnerability. Doesn't this woman realize that Israel has always been vulnerable? At Israel's inception, Ben Gurian was counseled not to declare statehood. To do this, many felt, would bring down upon the Jewish people the might of the surrounding Arab armies. And, of course, that's exactly what happened. But, we survived and overcame our enemies.
Israel has always been vulnerable. That's why Israel developed military skills and new and unique weapon systems. It's nice to beat swords into plowshares; very gratifying. But, in the world in which the Jews find themselves, it's hardly realistic.
Oh, and yes, she says we will bring down hatred upon ourselves. No kidding? Isn't that what Islam teaches? And, when did the Roman Catholic Church finally decide that Jews should no longer be accused of killing Christ? My goodness, how long ago was that? I'm sorry Anne, but if you're looking for love, there's only one simple solution; don't let people know you're Jewish.
We than come to the Lilliputian trump card; namely, the eyes of the world and the loss of world support. Excuse me, but are these the same eyes that have for so long looked upon Islamic "honor" killings and suicide bombers and yet remained silent. Are these the same eyes that stood by while African Hutus raped and set fire to African Watusis and yet remained silent. Are these the same eyes that stand by and watch a North Korean nation starve its own citizens. The list of what the world sees, or should be seeing, is far too long for me to enumerate here.
But, who exactly is this world? Are they the members of the Organization of Islamic Conferences? Are they nations with membership in the African Union which stands mute as Mugabe destroys his people? Does it include a country like Norway that denies the right to slaughter beef in a kosher fashion, while its citizens revel in the joys of harpooning whales, shooting deer, and clubbing seals?
The real problem, and the Lilliputian Jews should be honest enough to accept its reality, is American foreign policy under Barack Obama. America wanted to make Iraq a better place. Well, that didn't work out all that well. It wanted to help build a new Afghanistan. That went even worse. It wanted to work with Syria in order to achieve . . . something or other. We now see how that worked out. Why would any Jew want to see America referee Israel's dispute with the Palestinians? Why would Jews think that suddenly American foreign policy has at long last finally gotten it right?
