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Source: http://www.thejewishweek.com/blogs/gary_rosenblatt/its_abouttime_apology_israel
It's About Time for an Apology to Israel
(New York Jewish Week) Gary Rosenblatt - This week's cover story in Time magazine by Karl Vick, "Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace," was simply indefensible The story has a narrow focus, concentrating mostly on satisfied Tel Aviv residents who are living well and enjoying life despite the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians. While depicted as money-obsessed and cavalier about their neighbors, Israelis in fact have displayed remarkable resilience, pragmatism and faith in themselves. Attacked by suicide bombers on an almost daily basis a decade ago, they didn't flee. They didn't panic. And they didn't teach their children to hate, or to martyr themselves. Instead they took security precautions (namely, building a separation fence/wall, which has proved successful) and went about their business as best they could under horrific circumstances. For this, and for carving out productive lives in the face of so many who would destroy them, they are portrayed as uncaring. Time's story does not address the attitudes of Palestinians toward Israel, or Jews, though Palestinian clerics, educators and politicians demonize Zionists and Jews everywhere so regularly that it is not considered newsworthy.