[ClearCase_guy]

I work with a guy -- you'll see where this is going -- he is a 50ish, homosexual, leftwing Lunatic. He seems to have little social life outside his temple. His Jewish identity is extremly important to him: he talks of little else (other than health problems). He does not, in fact, believe in God. But he is Jewish, his yearly calendar completely revolves around Jewish holy days, he actively takes roles in the service, volunteers as treasurer, etc. He's Jewish, Jewish, Jewish.

But he had to unsubscribe from his temple's internet chat group. He was terribly upset by the congregation's support for Israel in the current conflict. He felt that the essential humanity of the Palestinians was somehow getting lost in the conversation.

What can one say?

[fieldmarshaldj]

So he worships the anus. That’s his “god.”

[MuttTheHoople]

so he’s a self-loathing, homosexual anti-semitic sodomite?

[Blood of Tyrants]

For him, the temple is like a club. He profanes the temple with his presence.

[BobL]

“What can one say?”

They seem to have a problem with understanding a threat when it’s STARING THEM IN THE FACE. Even Israel, itself, had trouble understanding what they were dealing with, until recently.

Back in the 90s, if Arafat and the Palis played their cards a bit better, they could have had Israel by the throat and then finished them off before they knew what hit them...Israel was THAT NAIVE.

But Israel was VERY LUCKY, as the Palis kept blowing themselves up and rejecting any agreement that would have given them the infrastructure required to finish the extermination.

Likewise in Europe...except they didn’t get lucky there, they just sat back and probably sympathized with the poor Germans, that were trying to get through the Depression caused by the Pope...or whatever.