If you read this blog you know I like Jay Nordlinger, when I got to meet and eat with him in Boston. I love his writing because he tends to say things that lay things out simply while still having that excellent use of the English language, (A tool I’ve always been iffy on).
Today he illustrates the difference between Israel and the Arab world in one paragraph and a sentence.
Every now and then, I think of the status of Arabs in Israel, contrasted with the status of non-Arabs in Arab countries. And years ago, I was arrested by a news story. I read — I am going from memory — “Prime Minister Sharon’s speech in the Knesset on Thursday was interrupted by heckling from Arab legislators.” And I tried to imagine parallel reports: “President Assad’s speech to the Syrian legislature was interrupted by heckling from Jewish legislators.” “President Mubarak’s speech to the Egyptian parliament was interrupted by heckling from Jewish legislators.” “King Abdullah’s speech to the Saudi parliament was interrupted by Jewish members.” Etc., etc.
Those men couldn’t even be interrupted by Arab and Muslim legislators!
I actually think a lot of the supporters of the Arab world are totalitarians at heart, they just think that if it was someone nice like say THEM running things the world would be a better place.
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