Want to get away? Take a trip with the J. bullets with Jewish bodies seems to be regarded as no less violent an act than shooting bullets at them. We've all seen such absurdity parad- ing as objectivity in reportage from the Middle East, where fairness and accu- racy regularly fall prey to a perversely "balanced" portrayal of two morally diametric sides as ethical equals. One population may target inno- cents and rejoice in every gallon of blood it spills, and the other may be seeking no more than to protect its citizens from that hostility and blood- shed; but no matter. There is no right or wrong, no good or bad, only two parties. And the violence, of course, is "between" them. Now, though, the bizarre mentality of imposing moral parity where there is none is revealed rampant not only in reports from Jerusalem or Ramallah, but anywhere Jews are hated or attacked. More than 60 years ago, in a semi- nal essay about how only fealty to the Jewish religious tradition can truly protect Jews, the revered sage Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman (1875-1941) lamented how so many Jews tended to credulously place their trust in an assortment of doomed "isms." He referred to things like international- ism, humanism, socialism and secular Zionism. Were we to update the list, we might consider adding "objective jour- nalism." Canadian Cruise Oct. 15-25 Cruise the Sequenay River and the Gulfs of Maine and St, Lawrence. Visit Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec and Maine. . Jewish Charleston and Savannah Nov. 3-21 Enjoy the glamour and history of these beautiful southern cities. Visit historic synagogues, beautiful gardens, golden islands and much morel The Cuba Experience Nov. 13-21 Columbus declared it the most beautiful of all islands. Meet the Jewish community and enjoy the music, art, culture and tempo of Cuba. Trip Information Meetings ❑ ularly good stretch of land which was earmarked for other purposes. Disobeying the authorities, they staged an 'invasion,' occupied the area they cov- eted, squatted there, and within a week announced they were remaining." This was Ginosar, the kibbutz of the late military leader and statesman Yigal Allon, located north of Tiberias, which established its own facts on the ground and eventually became one of the respected pillars of the kibbutz movement. "Heavily armed bands of Arab terror- ists lurked behind the rocks and laid ambush to passersby and sniped from the hilltops upon Jewish colonists, yet the caravan of new settlers was not discour- aged. "This is a 1937 account of the settlement of Ein Hashofet in the hills of Ephraim. "The farm was located in a completely Arab environment, far from any other Jewish settlement ... for many years iso- lated in its mountain sanctuary. Their stubbornness was rewarded by seeing a host of other settlements springing up around it, and assuring Jewish presence." That described the establishment of Kfar Giladi more than 80 years ago. Its heroism and that of Tel Hai nearby, were responsible for the fact that the flag of Israel, and not that of Lebanon or Syria, today flies over Upper Galilee. From 1936 to 1939, 55 new settlements were founded, largely in areas not previously penetrated by Jews. and those days, they were called Sasa and Ein Hashofet, Merhavia and Kfar Giladi, Biriyah and Hanita, Tirat Zvi and Ein Harod. Today the same role is played by Kiryat Arba, Alon Moreh, Maale Adumim, Kedumim, Ariel, Maale Ephraim, Karnei Shomron, Elkana, Ofra, Kfar Etzion, Efrat, Beit El, Tekoa and many more. They are all in the same historic tradition. We know them because they are our sons and our husbands and brothers, and because we know what songs they have been singing, all their lives, even when being awarded military honors. I am certain there are exceptions to this rule, that not every soldier is noble and moral, that some abuse their power, that a few may even enjoy brutality. But they are rejected by the main- stream. Boys in the army are con- , stantly lectured on the "purity of arms," and how a soldier must be a moral person. This is a long tradition, from before the rise of the State of Israel, and it has remained our tradition through all the wars forced upon us, and even during this long dispute, which, if anyone does his homework, will real- ize is the result of yet another war forced upon us that we refuse to lose_. This is why the Israeli army is what it is — and this is why evi- dence showing us babies being brought up on blood and bombs and suicide and Jihad makes us Only feel more strongly the morality of fight- ing for our little corner of the . world. If you want to know the truth — listen to the music. 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