Israel’s Idiots and Patriots by Ari Bussel The bus driver did not expect his comment to his passengers would end up as the title of my first article from Israel this hot summer day in the year 2010. We, the Jewish People, he said, are divided into two groups: “Idiots and Patriots. The idiots live in Israel and the Patriots overseas.” He concluded by saying “we are a very small nation, we need to be a mighty nation.” Those sitting in front engaged in a fierce debate about his pronouncement. I dozed off due to the time difference and having...