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Liberals. They never understand a "police action". They hate God, and in actuality all authority.

I hope you're not including William F. Buckley Jr. in that group. He has gone on record against Sharon's military actions.

Sharon's contribution

My vote is that Ariel Sharon's offensive is the stupidest campaign in recent memory. Defined here as a campaign that has solved nothing, increased Israel's problems, intensified Palestinian hatred of Israel, estranged many Europeans and Americans, and fanned Islamic hostility. What is General Sharon up to?the rest of the article here

Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo ben Issac) the greatest of all jewish commentators on the Torah, in his very first commentary on the very first verse writes as follows:
R. Yitzchok said: The Torah should have begun with [the verse] "This month shall be [your first month]," it being the first precept that the Israelites were commanded. Then why does it [the Torah] begin with "In the beginning"? This is because [of the concept contained in the verse,] "He declared the power of His works to His people in order to give to them the inheritance of nations." Thus, should the nations of the world say to Israel, "You are robbers, for you have taken by force the lands of the Seven Nations," they [Israel] will say to them: "All the earth belongs to G-d. He created it and gave it to whomever He saw fit. It was His will to give it to them (the Nations) and it was His will to take it from them and give it to us (the Jews).