Warning to the Israel lobby. It's over. The whole thing is over. Gaza was a giant mistake. The 60 years of pulling the wool over Americans' eyes and saying it's equitable to the indigenous population and it makes sense when we drop white phosphorus on their children–it's over. The politicians will be the last to turn, but when they do, katy bar the door. So my advice is you better get out of the way of the wave right now and join J Street if you want to try and grab the two-state solution. Or try.
Why do I say this? I've gotten two Israel jokes in my email in the last couple days. Americans are making Israel jokes. More important: they get the joke.
Joke 1:
An Israeli landed at Kennedy Airport in New York
At the control the officer asked:
– " Occupation ? "
The Israeli answers:
– " No, just for visit. "
Joke 2. This is from The Onion:
Vacation To Israel Canceled Due To History Of Israel
HOBOKEN, NJ—With only three weeks to go before embarking on a much-anticipated vacation to Israel, 34-year-old Jeff Kaufmann
made the difficult decision to cancel his trip yesterday, citing
unfavorable exchange rates and the entirety of the Jewish nation's
60-year existence. "I'd been looking forward to this for months, but
hotel prices started going up, things got kind of crazy at work, and
also Israel's whole history is basically a decades-long horror show of ethnic violence, harsh reprisals, and geopolitical madness." Kaufmann said. "The Negev Desert
is supposed to be amazing, but on the other hand, ever since its
founding in 1948, Israel has been spinning downward in a chaotic spiral
of fear, hatred, and death. So it's a tough call." Kaufmann added that
he hopes the Arab and Jewish peoples will be able to put aside a
century of bloodshed before his travel voucher expires in June.
[Phil Weiss, with thanks to David Zellnik and Rob Buchanan]
