Israel's government must wake up immediately. Palestinian terrorists just announced that they have created an arsenal of WMDs. That's right - chemical and biological weapons with which they surely plan to attack. And what has Israel done in response? Practically nothing. Olmert's leadership has taken a dangerous and disturbing turn, and his government must either assume the offensive or cede power to a new leadership that will. Read fellow blogger Mad Zionist's analysis of the situation for more details and insight. Columnist Diana West, meanwhile, offers very similar advice to America in its fight against Islamic jihadism and terror.
On a similar note, in complete violation of the World Trade Organization agreement, Saudi Arabia has announced that it will continue to economically boycott Israel. And at the same time, its school textbooks still refer to Jews and Christians as "apes and "swine". Real "friendly" country they are. The fact that they've had the gall to offer a "peace plan" while simultaneously trying to undercut Israel from all directions is just outrageous.
Of course, though, ridiculous one-sided criticism of Israel continues among the clueless leftist crowd. After performing a concert at a joint Jewish-Arab village (the circumstances surrounding which I previously covered on this site), former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters compared Israel's life-saving security barrier to the Berlin Wall, and urged its removal in the name of "peace". Apparently some people just never learn. Israel Insider sums it best: Just another prick at the wall.
Speaking of leftism, meanwhile, fellow blogger Beakerkin, writing over at The Beak Speaks, has penned a hard-hitting, insightful piece on why Communism has been particularly terrible for the Jewish people. Read the comments at the bottom of the post as well; it's a fascinating discussion.
Fortunately not all is bad in the Middle East, though: Women in Kuwait finally have been permitted to vote. This is a powerful step towards modernization and rejection of Islamic fundamentalism, and we should all encourage such further reforms in the region.
Meanwhile, in other news:
Take that, North Korea! U.S. missile defense system completes successful testing.
Real Clear Politics' Jack Kelly explains why America's war in Iraq has greatly benefited from the mainstream media's decline and the rise in alternative news outlets.
And finally, it's a couple weeks old, but rock musician Seth Swirsky (he's probably not a household name but wrote huge hits for Taylor Dayne, Al Green Tina Turner, Celine, Dion, and many others) lays out why he abandoned the Left and became a political conservative. In Swirsky's words, paraphrasing Ronald Reagan: "I didn't leave the party - It left me!" Visit his website at http://www.seth.com/ (which is pretty neat in itself - of all the people out there named Seth, he's the one with the site name) for more information.
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