Image via WikipediaRead related » Will’s Formula for Peace: Stop the ProcessThough I agree wholeheartedly with the thrust of Ms. Rubin's commentary, I believe her candor in this instance is somewhat subdued, to wit: mainstream American Jewish organizations no longer "teeter on the verge of irrelevance". They have, in fact, fallen past irrelevance into perversely relevant negativity promoted by The Obama Himself.
[Reading this related article in its entirety is recommended.]
“George Will has been on a roll, writing one blockbuster column after another on Israel and what he correctly dubs the “mirage” that passes for a “peace process”. […] It would be a refreshing and important development if American Jewish leaders adopted Will’s approach: utter candor. The peace process is destructive, masks continued bad behavior by the Palestinians, and promotes animosity between the U.S. and Israel. Let’s get on with what matters: Iran. It would be bracing, brave, and clarifying. That it is also inconceivable tells you much about the state of mainstream American Jewish organizations and why so many of them teeter on the verge of irrelevance.” [emphasis added]
— JENNIFER RUBIN - 08.26.2010 (commentarymagazine.com)
I am old enough to recall vividly the postmortems (there's a euphemism for the ages) among survivors of the Holocaust, those fortunate few who would seed the resurgence of passion for new beginnings, pursuit of happiness, light, and life itself. And it was good. For a while.
But as is humanity's wont, trans-generational memories fade all too quickly, accelerating along with technological advances, their concomitant distractions, and a propensity to focus on the minutia of the here and now. And then the hippies discovered free love, drugs, and flower power, along with the redundancy of personal accountability ("What a drag, man").
And so the costly (six million Jewish lives, and upwards of fifty million lives total) lessons of "Never again!" and "L'Chaim!" were cast aside in favor of "Make love, not war", "What, me worry?", and "I want my free lunch, and I want it now!".
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