(JNS) Jonathan S. Tobin - When Palestine Liberation Organization leader Saeb Erekat recently fell ill with Covid-19, instead of going to a Palestinian or Jordanian hospital, he chose to go to Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. This is the same person who spent his career smearing Israel as a nation of oppressors and war criminals. As the PA's chief negotiator, he's spent his tenure working to make peace negotiations impossible, swearing that he will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state and end the ongoing conflict. Jewish values still play a crucial part in Israel's decision-making. While it's doubtful that any other country would be so generous to an enemy, the notion that Israel would turn away a person in need is inconceivable. There is a specific Jewish obligation to help others rather than to stand by only watching their plight. Behaving decently to those who would not reciprocate is still the default position of any government of the Jewish state.
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