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The unfortunate accidental death
this week in Gaza of self-described
American peace activist Rachel
Corrie during an Israeli military
operation is calling attention to her
membership in the International
Solidarity Movement (ISM).
Claiming inspiration from Albert
Einstein's philosophy of confronting
evil, the ISM's embrace of the late
genius is an insult to his love for
Israel.
BEHIND THE ISSUE
Last week's anniversary of the birth of
Albert Einstein was noted in Israel
with remembrance of Einstein's out-
spoken advocacy of Zionism. Einstein
had visited the Jewish homeland in
1922, and was offered the post of
president of Israel in 1952.
— Allan Gale, Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit
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They live in tents and a pair of
abandoned buses, spray-painted
with graffiti, that have been there
since July.
Elazar was stabbed in the neck in
1982 by an escaped criminal. Since
then, he has been unable to hold a
steady job due to an inability to
concentrate. "I am not stupid, b-ut
simply cannot function like every-
one else," he said. "But the govern-
ment has forgotten me."
Turning to comrades munching
on donated chocolate-covered
eclairs, he said, "We don't want peo-
ple's donations. We want to be able
to support ourselves."
The group has refused to leave the
area and has issued nebulous
demands. "Something has to
change; the government has to rec-
ognize our existence," Elazar said.
Across the street from bakeries
catering to Tel Aviv's most expensive
tastes, and stores such as Armani
and Polo, lies a refrigerator. "The
fridge is empty — we want work,"
reads the sign on its open door.
Back in Sderot, before walking off
with her friends, a world-weary
Avraham concluded, "Here it's all
about the bottom line. That is
what's really scary." ❑