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December 2, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathanmiller/the-liberal-case-for-isra_b_1114880.html

The Liberal Case for Israel

(Huffington Post) Jonathan Miller - Israel is not simply the region's only democracy and the U.S.' strongest ally; it also models liberal and progressive values as well as - or even better than - any other nation today. More than 120,000 Ethiopian Jews have emigrated to Israel in recent decades. Thus, Israel is the only nation in world history to deliver huge numbers of black men, women, and children out of slavery in Africa, into freedom abroad. From a very young age, Israeli children must develop survival skills. My touring group visited one kindergarten, within range of Hamas rockets in Gaza, that uses a board game to teach 5-year-olds how to find bomb shelters.

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