In 1944, a headline such as the above would not be at all far-fetched. Amram Mitzna, the David Dinkins of Haifa, promises to negotiate with Yasser Arafat without preconditions, no matter how many more Jews he murders. After Mitzna's certain electoral loss on January 28th, he should become a professor at an elite American university. This is the only place where he can preach his ridiculous leftist ideologies to individuals who may take him seriously ? vulnerable, idealistic eighteen-year olds, who have not as yet matured.
Any intelligent, thoughtful adult should be dumbfounded by Mitzna's pacifistic streak, especially given his military background. After experiencing firsthand the importance of maintaining principles and military strength, Mitzna breaks the primary rule of a democracy; never negotiate with terrorists. His weakness stems from a European style intellectual thinking, based on bowing down to "international law," rather than true American-style democracy, which believes in "God-based law" as its foundation.
Mitzna belongs to the camp that views every battle as having two equal sides, each with a point of view. America and George Bush see the battle as one between good and evil, an idea stemming from the Jewish Bible, to which Arik Sharon subscribes. Most times, there is an absolute right and wrong, with the wrong side having to be dealt with forcefully or destroyed. However, if your basis for thought is non-religious, you recognize evil as just another viewpoint.
According to Mitzna, politics is about "improving people's lives." That is the fundamental Labor mantra. Sharon and the Likud party believe that the purpose of politics is to provide Israelis with "the opportunity" to improve their lives, and to give them the liberty and security in which to do so.
George Orwell, the great writer, said that "communism is an idea so stupid, that only a college intellectual could ascribe to it." That is why most major policies of the Mitzna-Bellin-Sarid-Ramon crowd are foolish. Their beliefs are grounded on compassion and feelings, which view the world through a leftist prism, rather than through Torah-based Jewish values. Such a group finds it somewhat strange for a Jewish state to, God forbid, espouse Torah values.
Mitzna and his loyal followers have weakened Israel vis-a-vis the Palestinians, by showing an erroneous understanding of the Arab/Muslim mentality. Instead of dealing with them from a position of strength, which is respected, "Amram-aleh the compassionate" understands their pain and oppression. The Talmud teaches us, "those who will be compassionate with the cruel, will be cruel to the compassionate."
Naturally, these ideas have worked their way into Mitzna's increasing social program agenda. Like the rest of the Labor party, he simply does not understand the corrosive effect of having government take care of able-bodied people. One has to only look at Europe today to witness the immoral results of socialism for all.
Amram Mitzna is the classic 21st Century Jewish liberal, who believes that his conservative opposition is not only wrong, but criminal. He has already equated Likud with organized crime. Yet Sharon has never made such an ad hominem attack on any opponent, because conservatives understand that liberals truly mean well, but are merely wrong - quite a different view of life.
Therefore, since Mitzna cannot confront Sharon on the real issues, he makes statements such as "Sharon is panicking the nation with the present Iraqi situation." Apparently, the SCUDS of 1991 were part of a greater Likud conspiracy. The moral deterioration of the Labor party since the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin is profound.
Unfortunately, Mitzna, Bellin, Sarid and Peres truly believe that if only Israel gave back territory and acted a certain way, the Palestinians would accept Israel. The real problems in Israel, according to this view, relate to the economy, the environment, civil marriage, forced closures on Sabbath, etc. Mitzna's use of the term "cycle of violence" is a giveaway to his flawed belief system. The term implies that both sides are at fault. Never mind that one side uses terrorism and the majority of its population does not want the other to exist. Any person living in a democracy who cannot see the moral difference between Israel and the Palestinians is more frightening than the suicide bombers.
The character qualities of Amram Mitzna should have been apparent to every Israeli from the outset. After his initial victory to lead the Labor party ticket, both Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and PLO leader Yasser Arafat congratulated him, making remarks to promote his success for the prime ministership.
When evil cheers for you, you have a serious problem.
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Irwin N. Graulich is a well known Jewish motivational speaker on Judaism, ethics, morality, religion and politics and president of Bloch Graulich Whelan Inc., a leading communications and marketing company in New York City. He can be reached at irwin.graulich@verizon.net.
Any intelligent, thoughtful adult should be dumbfounded by Mitzna's pacifistic streak, especially given his military background. After experiencing firsthand the importance of maintaining principles and military strength, Mitzna breaks the primary rule of a democracy; never negotiate with terrorists. His weakness stems from a European style intellectual thinking, based on bowing down to "international law," rather than true American-style democracy, which believes in "God-based law" as its foundation.
Mitzna belongs to the camp that views every battle as having two equal sides, each with a point of view. America and George Bush see the battle as one between good and evil, an idea stemming from the Jewish Bible, to which Arik Sharon subscribes. Most times, there is an absolute right and wrong, with the wrong side having to be dealt with forcefully or destroyed. However, if your basis for thought is non-religious, you recognize evil as just another viewpoint.
According to Mitzna, politics is about "improving people's lives." That is the fundamental Labor mantra. Sharon and the Likud party believe that the purpose of politics is to provide Israelis with "the opportunity" to improve their lives, and to give them the liberty and security in which to do so.
George Orwell, the great writer, said that "communism is an idea so stupid, that only a college intellectual could ascribe to it." That is why most major policies of the Mitzna-Bellin-Sarid-Ramon crowd are foolish. Their beliefs are grounded on compassion and feelings, which view the world through a leftist prism, rather than through Torah-based Jewish values. Such a group finds it somewhat strange for a Jewish state to, God forbid, espouse Torah values.
Mitzna and his loyal followers have weakened Israel vis-a-vis the Palestinians, by showing an erroneous understanding of the Arab/Muslim mentality. Instead of dealing with them from a position of strength, which is respected, "Amram-aleh the compassionate" understands their pain and oppression. The Talmud teaches us, "those who will be compassionate with the cruel, will be cruel to the compassionate."
Naturally, these ideas have worked their way into Mitzna's increasing social program agenda. Like the rest of the Labor party, he simply does not understand the corrosive effect of having government take care of able-bodied people. One has to only look at Europe today to witness the immoral results of socialism for all.
Amram Mitzna is the classic 21st Century Jewish liberal, who believes that his conservative opposition is not only wrong, but criminal. He has already equated Likud with organized crime. Yet Sharon has never made such an ad hominem attack on any opponent, because conservatives understand that liberals truly mean well, but are merely wrong - quite a different view of life.
Therefore, since Mitzna cannot confront Sharon on the real issues, he makes statements such as "Sharon is panicking the nation with the present Iraqi situation." Apparently, the SCUDS of 1991 were part of a greater Likud conspiracy. The moral deterioration of the Labor party since the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin is profound.
Unfortunately, Mitzna, Bellin, Sarid and Peres truly believe that if only Israel gave back territory and acted a certain way, the Palestinians would accept Israel. The real problems in Israel, according to this view, relate to the economy, the environment, civil marriage, forced closures on Sabbath, etc. Mitzna's use of the term "cycle of violence" is a giveaway to his flawed belief system. The term implies that both sides are at fault. Never mind that one side uses terrorism and the majority of its population does not want the other to exist. Any person living in a democracy who cannot see the moral difference between Israel and the Palestinians is more frightening than the suicide bombers.
The character qualities of Amram Mitzna should have been apparent to every Israeli from the outset. After his initial victory to lead the Labor party ticket, both Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and PLO leader Yasser Arafat congratulated him, making remarks to promote his success for the prime ministership.
When evil cheers for you, you have a serious problem.
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Irwin N. Graulich is a well known Jewish motivational speaker on Judaism, ethics, morality, religion and politics and president of Bloch Graulich Whelan Inc., a leading communications and marketing company in New York City. He can be reached at irwin.graulich@verizon.net.