Haves and Have-Nots
October 3, 2002
On a beautiful Sunday morning last spring, thousands of Israel supporters lined Wilshire Boulevard to wave banners, sing, chant and let the world know that the Jewish State isn\’t alone.
E. Scott Menter
A 9/11 Family Tale
September 5, 2002
Although I was there, I can\’t tell you much about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, that you don\’t already know. After all, you had CNN; I only had my two eyes and the prescription lenses I thankfully remembered to grab as I fled the apartment.
On Sept. 11, Two Brothers Unite
September 5, 2002
Although I was there, I can\’t tell you much about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, that you don\’t already know. After all, you had CNN; I only had my two eyes and the prescription lenses I thankfully remembered to grab as I fled the apartment. Yes, I watched from a few blocks away as the towers fell, but without the benefit of a zoom lens or slow motion video (thank God for that — there was nothing that I saw I wished to see again or in greater detail).
Israeli Determination
June 6, 2002
Late afternoon in Jerusalem. Though the sun had not yet touched the horizon, a full moon hung brightly in the sky, prematurely asserting its dominance: a coup d\’état of the heavens.
Below, things were no less unsettled. A Palestinian terrorist visited death upon a Rishon LeZion pool hall the day after I arrived in Jerusalem; later the same week, another paradise-seeking human missile killed a grandmother and her 2-year-old granddaughter who were buying ice cream in Petach Tikva.
This Year in Orange County
May 2, 2002
Today, the ancient Jewish desire for a homeland is colliding with the modern Arab desire to deny the Jews a homeland in a battle that features suicide bombers, F-15s and automatic weapons.
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