Periodically, I get scared.  At least lately.  This began before Oct 7 when I watched the Gazans standing along the fence and threatening everyone on the other side, and has gone on since then.  Much of the activities of the pro-Palestine movement had this (scaring me) as a goal from the beginning, and it works.  The fact that we may be going to war with Lebanon again because of the continued Hizbullah attacks is less scary to me than Mamdani and his ability to rally so many people around him.  By criticizing the Park Ave Synagogue’s program of Nefesh b’nefesh as a violation of international law after announcing his ‘protection’ of the jews, he seems to be getting close to alligning himself with the group that has placed $100,000 prices on the heads of Israeli academics.  I mean Jews who shut up are safe Jews but the others are dangerous.  I would be inclined to be a ‘safe’ Jew because I value my head, but I really don’t like being pushed around.  

At the same time, I have always believed in a two-state solution.  If the Arabs had accepted this in 1948 and if we had been wiser in our choice of leaders we’d be in a better place today.