IT BEARS REPEATING!

Binyamin Netanyahu is scheduled to come to Washington and to address the joint session of the US Congress in late May, and also to appear at the annual meeting of the Israel lobby, AIPAC, where the “Iranian threat” will undoubtedly be used, yet again, to extort American sympathy, taxpayers’ money and unquestioned support.

On the occasion of Passover, I find it quite apropos to re-post the following article, dated January 23, 2010.

IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
I HOPE MYTHOLOGY DOES NOT
JANUARY 23, 2010

Myths and legends that have withstood the test of time did not sprout out of barren grounds overnight. Some have roots in mankind’s fears and hopes, some in misinterpreted observations and some are created out of longing to fulfill unrequited desires.

Some legends, such as the Sasquatch, Loch Ness Monster, or alien abductions can be quite entertaining while harmless or benign. Others, such as the exploits of the gods of the Greek pantheon or the adventures of the Iranian hero, Rustam, or the master archer, Arash, who demarcated ancient Iran’s eastern boundaries by shooting his arrow hundreds of miles in the direction of the rising sun, are folkloric tales that have been woven into a people’s cultural fabric to embellish and enrich its heritage.

These are still harmless and entertaining stories for the most part. It wou…

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