If a world-wide survey were taken as to the accuracy and relevance of Helen Thomas’s remarks about sending the Jews of Israel back to Poland and Germany “where they came from”, my guess is that there would be a lot more people who agree with her than disagree.
Judging by the lynch mob of nations, commentators and bloggers that have been moved to condemn Israel for its “outrageous, disproportionate, barbaric and savage response” against a gaggle of alleged well-meaning “peace activists” Thomas’s remarks might be characterized as “appropriate, accurate and truthful.”
How dare these pesky Jews protect themselves from the humane, just and peace loving people in Gaza whose founding documents vow to destroy the Jewish state and whose rocket attacks on Israel territory are ignored by the very people who allege their peacemaking activism and support Gaza’s assaults on Israel? Indeed, is this the prevailing opinion of most of the countries of the world? God help us.
Now that the present American administration has shown its not quite subtle disdain for the Jewish state, the world has nothing to fear from displaying what they really feel about those stiff-necked annoying Jews. Imagine, on a planet of six and one half billion people, thirteen million Jews, less than half in Israel, are now cited as the source of all injustice and the major threat to peace everywhere.
If all the Jews of Israel, as Helen Thomas fondly wishes, were to suddenly disappear from Israel and go back to Poland and Germany, the world will be a better place. Wouldn’t it? Peace would reign. And, of course, the Poles and the Germans would welcome them with open arms. Indeed, they are just panting to have their Jews back.
By Helen’s lights, people would then join hands and dance together in peace and prosperity.
Shiites would embrace Sunnis, Turks would no longer murder Kurds, Christian Cyprus would no longer fear for their total island takeover by the Turks, Iran would cease its nuclear ambitions, the Taliban would surrender their arms, Lebanon would allow their Palestinians to leave their isolated camps, Afghans would forego corruption, the Indians and Pakistanis will no longer fight over Kashmir, the refugees of Darfur would return to their villages, the Chechen Muslims and the Russians would kiss and makeup, Somalia would no longer harbor pirates, combat all over Africa would cease, the Iraqis will unite in brotherhood, North Korea would destroy their atomic bombs and reconcile with South Korea, Taiwan would join peaceably with mainland China, Tibet would be freed from Chinese rule, the Muslim Brotherhood and Mubarak would reconcile, Syria will overturn its Assad dictatorship, Hezbollah will destroy their rockets, Hamas will reconcile with Fatah, Al Qaeda will disappear, Bin Laden will be welcomed back to Saudi Arabia.
Suicide bombing would cease, beheadings will end. No more bombs in shoes and underwear. No terror watchlists. No screening of visas. No fear of subway and Times Square bombings. No more bloody bombing in London and Spain. Airline passengers will no longer have to go through security checks. No baggage will be x-rayed, billions will be saved on eliminating terror surveillance. America can reduce its defense budget.
And on and on.
If only those Jews would leave the Middle East and go back to where they came from. Burn your bibles, brother. Its just a pack of lies. Who doesn’t know that Moses led the Jews to Poland with a side trip to Berlin?
As for Helen Thomas, maybe her future lies with some high post in the UN. After all, she has the right attitude and represents the prevailing mindset of that august and largely bigoted and clueless body.
Mr. Adler is the author of 30 books including novels such as 
July 2nd, 2010 at 11:23 pm
It seems the rift between the two ideologies in the U.S. is getting wider every day. It’s not just: Is it better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish when it comes to charity and welfare, it’s the whole idea of “saving the world” and “wiping out poverty” and “ending all war” and it goes on and on. One camp is practical and knows that “the poor will always be with us” (the Bible, I think), you can’t save the whole world because not all of the world wants to be saved or thinks it needs saving, and war has been here almost since time began and will be with us because power and greed and the need to conquer seems to keep springing up generation after generation and is perpetuated by nations that hold grudges for centuries. If you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it — and many peoples keep doing just that. Is it human nature? Is it destiny? Is it stupidity? Is it megalomania? It doesn’t matter; it JUST IS. The other camp insists on not hearing or seeing the things that don’t fit into their divine plan for a happy, peaceful, healthy future where we all live in harmony with nature and everything and everybody conform to their idea of “perfection” and “utopia.” No matter their idea of utopia does not jibe with yours. No matter that nature refuses to be conquered or controlled or predictable. No matter that that their efforts to enforce “utopia” are stifling to those who do see the “perfection” the same that they do. If we just save the polar bear… or stop global warming… or rebuild the rainforests… or stop using plastic bags… or don’t let children play with guns… or do away with religion (which is, of course, the most destructive force on the earth)… then harmony and peace will reign and we won’t make war no more. … yeah, right.