As much as I would like to have made the trip to Israel and moved on, the latest news shows how pivotal the region is to anyone in the western hemisphere.
The aid ship, destined for Gaza, was attacked by Israeli commandos and many people were killed or wounded. The Israelis, as much as there is to admire in what they have accomplished since WW2, seem determined to hold the rest of the world at arm's length.I hate to say it, but it reminds me of the behavior of a cornered animal, with fewer and fewer trees to climb.
There are certainly many people in Israel who still couldn't care less about world opinion, though I worry how much of a island any state can truly be in this age.
Having just been there, I know that this sentiment is not universal. But like the teabaggers here in the U.S., the loud, farting tail tends to wag the reasonable dog.
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