Then and Now
Back in 1920, an event took place in Israel that redounds to the honor and courage of many Jews—secular and religious. Indeed, since these Jews were then subject to British rule, their noble conduct shines all the more brilliantly when contrasted to the behavior of many Jews across today’s political and religious spectrum.
The event is recorded in Dr. Joseph B. Shechtman’s excellent biography of Vladimir Jabotinsky, which I shall quote and paraphrase. In the process, the reader will see that the complicity of Arab policemen in murderous attacks against Jews today is not new. What is new is the insane and criminally irresponsible policy that arms and pays Arab “policemen” (hence mercenaries) to provide for Jewish security. (more…)





