This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
The Paradox of the Jewish Mind - 'Jews must open their eyes to the reality of the present: Israel is a threatened nation, not only by its immediate enemies, but because it is increasingly regarded and treated as a vilified pariah state...'