Success vs. Admiration

The Seattle Times contributor Floyd McKay reminisces about the year 1953. Buried in his recollections is this nugget:

Israel was the success story of the era, and we read of its kibbutzim and women soldiers with admiration. No one had even heard of Palestinians.

Israel is still a success story as, for example, Christopher Reeve could tell you. I think many people still read about Israel with admiration, unfortunately the press doesn't often write about Israel with admiration. The Palestinians, as a national movement, still aren't a success story. Okay, they succeed at one thing. And it takes a very special kind of person to write about the Palestinian liberation movement with admiration.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at August 06, 2003 05:01 PM