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Destructive Self-Hatred

Two adjoining columns in the latest issue of the Jewish Press express deplorable hatred toward Prime Minister Sharon.

The first, by Emanuel Winston, states:

"It seems that Sharon is allying himself with forces seemingly as wicked as those who once inhabited Sodom. I do not think, however, that an angel will save Sharon from the wrath of G-d."

The second piece, by Paul Eidelberg, offers anti-Sharon vitriol from another angle. In a mock letter to Likud members, Eidelberg writes:

"You have a monster at the head of your party, who is bringing the State of Israel to the brink... There is no honor, there is no courage, among Jews whose leader is Ariel Sharon."

There are plenty of legitimate ways to strongly criticize Sharon, who is sincere but wrong, as well as the insincere politicians who will support anything so long as it furthers their political careers. The language used by Winston and Eidelberg are not even close to being legitimate. Nine years after the murder of Prime Minister Rabin, nearly 2000 years after the destruction of the Second Temple, and more than 2500 years after the murder of Gedaliah, the lessons of those national disasters remain lost on the dangerous extremists among us.
posted on 11/21/2004