I found this long-ago essay on my PC while rummaging through my files. I had submitted this to the Japan Times in response to some typical twaddle they had featured on Israel; they really should learn to stick closer to home. In any event, the response was never printed, so I thought I’d throw it in here. I must have written this around 2006, when Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat were still on the scene, but it still holds up pretty well:  Continue reading →