Monday, February 27, 2012

A Clash of Rights

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The current disagreements between the United States and Israel over how best to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons bring to mind an old Jewish joke:

In a small town in 19th century Russia, two men brought their complaints to the local Rabbi. After listening to the first man, the Rabbi said, "You are right." After listening to the second man, the Rabbi said, "You are right."

When both men had left, the Rabbi's wife, who had been listening impatiently in the next room, approached her husband. "What kind of judge are you?" she asked. "They both can't be right."

After pondering his wife's words, the Rabbi replied, "You know something -- you're also right."

Read more: http://spectator.org/archives/2012/02/27/a-clash-of-rights

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