JEWS

Quite a few months ago I wrote about the anti-Israel bent (I can’t say anti-Semitism because the Palestinians are Semites, but that’s another blog altogether) that pervades the newsrooms of this country and the LA Times did it again today. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay spoke in the Israeli Knesset this week. He stressed the bond our two countries have combating terrorism, he spoke in terms of good and evil, he spoke like the man of faith that he is. He spoke of Israel’s continued existence in the face of violence.

Of course, all of this does not go over well at the LA Times. Check this out,

“The Bush administration's "road map" to peace rests on cease-fires, a halt to Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories and Palestinian statehood. DeLay's vision for Israel does not. His Christian Zionist religious belief holds that a Jewish Israel is necessary for the second coming of Jesus Christ and the "rapture" that will deliver Christians into heaven. That view abjures negotiation since compromise by Israel would interfere with the fulfillment of the prophecy”

They admit right here that their view of the future has no Israel. If DeLay believes there must be a Jewish Israel and they believe DeLay “abjures negotiation since compromise by Israel would interfere with the fulfillment of the prophecy”, therefore they feel negotiation will lead to no Israel.

The question is, is this what they want? If the outraged tone of the editorial is a clue, then by all means, they wish for the destruction of Israel. I encourage you all to read the editorial and then read the DeLay’s speech and tell me if the editorial board at the LA Times is anti-Israel. It’s sad.