Jews Decide Their Own Fate

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We have all read the terrible stories about life in the European ghettos during the Holocaust. The Jewish population diminished with each selection and cut in rations. The leaders did their best to calm the remaining Jews as life slowly drained away. All the while, lavish weddings were celebrated in the West and most mainstream Jewish organizations, detached from the horrors of Europe, went about their business.
Then Israel was born and with it a collective Jewish spirit to fight and defend itself. One might think that we would have learned from the Holocaust, the black hole of our history, but never again seems to ring hollow in the ears of many Jews. Last weeks Annapolis Conference made it clear to me that the Jews in the end will decide their own fate. Israel's leaders attended a gathering, headlined as a global peace effort, where they had to enter through their own "service" entrance in order to respect the wishes of the Arab attendees. The Israelis conferred with people who both refused to shake their hands and removed their translation headphones when Prime Minister Olmert spoke. It is hard to imagine any self respecting African leader willingly subjecting themselves to such humiliation at the hands of white dominated countries. And for this Israel is going to pledge its strategic heartland? For this, Israel is going to squander its proud legacy and possibly the lives of its innocents? For all of this, Jews must accept the shame of betraying their own history. Why are so many Jews so consumed with their petty pursuits that they can not even imagine, once again, being consumed by their pursuers? The answer is that we choose the blissful ignorance of the day, protected in our communities while our enemies prepare for war and our leaders prepare for their next meeting.