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Edited on Fri May-13-05 04:02 PM by karynnj
The only line that didn't ring true was at first was "I felt as Israelis do". But it makes sense in the context of the next 2 sentences which describe where he visited ans the specific issue where he felt the same - Israel is really small and very vulnerable. I would bet that the extract eliminated some earlier sentences. The description of listening to Israelis discuss the issues seemed like descriptions he has given of listening to people from other cultures.
We (husband + kids) went to Israel. There is a very strange feeling seeing all the Biblical names on sign posts. A woman tour guide, who during the school year was an Israeli teacher took us through the old city and to Masada (where we hiked to the top starting at about 4 or 5 am as the sun rose - to avoid the heat later in the day) and the dead sea. She alluded to the Torah and to prayers she thought we would know often in explaining Jerusalem. The Bible just seems the natural frame of reference we have for Jerusalem. (Just like in Boston, the frame of reference could be the Revolutionary war, where you can follow the tour to see things from the history book.)
I see nothing odd or unusual in Kerry reading (even aloud) the sermon on the mount at the place it occurred, assuming he didn't wear a long caftan and recite it dramatically before a large crowd. It actually seems a meaningful, spiritual thing to do that reflects his sense of history and place, in addition to religion.
The author's comments are ludicrous as he can not know what the Kerrys give or don't give to the poor and there is nothing in the possibly Kerry statement that implies he wants to become a preacher. (I think he wants to be President) The amount of time the Kerrys are willing to give to try to get us a better world is in itself impressive - if they didn't care they could both retire and live a life of extreme luxury.
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