The Plight of the Palestinians
Art work on the Bethlehem side of the wall Last month, when I was in Palestine on a tour of the Holy Land, there was significant concern about what would happen with the election of ultra-right Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister and the appointment of his even-further-right choice for defense minister. The answer has come with an attack on the Palestinian refugee camp that is Gaza and answering violence from a Palestinian youth on a Jewish synagogue. This was followed by another attack on the West Bank farming community of Jericho. As tensions once again escalate in this region, I wish vainly for a resolution to such hostilities. Let me begin my reflections on my visit to Palestine and Israel with a caveat: I firmly believe in the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people who have suffered discrimination and persecution for centuries. I have traveled extensively in Europe and seen many reminders of such. I walked through Dach...