1. BobW said:

I still think the AIPAC grand jury subpoena(s) is to portray USG "balance" in the anti terrorism program. For obvious reasons, the anti terror thrust has an Islamic and Arab theme. Le affaire AIPAC allows for public presentations of balance.

AIPAC illustrates the problem of the "duel loyalty" charge and smear. AIPAC is not a Jewish organization nor a "pro-Israel" organization. Both terms are meaningless without definition and examples to clarify.

The recent Daniel Pipes article in the WSJ online generated some email to me from gentile colleagues. They questioned why Pipes challenged an Arab Columbia professor - but neglected to incorporate in the article any reference to Columbia's Professor Nicholas DeGenova "I wish for a million Mogadishus" (27 Mar 03). Of course, the "questions" showed up in my email box.

I recommend the book RABBIS AND LAWYERS-THE JOURNEY FROM TORAH TO CONSTITUTION;How lawyers displaced rabbis as community leaders at the beginning of the century, Jerold Auerbach, Indiana Univ Press, 1990.

"While we have a plethora of Jewish organizations, this generation suffers from a lack of leadership." Dov Hikind, columnist, THE JEWISH PRESS 19 Sep 97.

Kol tuv,
BobW