When Jews sing sweet songs to an Arab killer

Jewish extremism in Israel is often dismissed as the rantings of a minority. It is true, only a small percentage of the Israeli population truly hates Arabs, but they receive massive political support and sing songs of praise to mass murderer Baruch Goldstein. Andrew Sullivan is right:

Maybe AIPAC will wake up one of these days and see the reality that less informed and educated observers cannot miss.… No, this is not representative of all Israeli opinion, as massive Israeli demonstrations against this latest provocation reveal, and as another brilliant column by Bradley Burston demonstrates. But open your eyes. Something is happening in the soul of Israel. And it carries great foreboding for peace … for the West, and above all, for Israel:

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