Letter
Israel and the looking glass
It seems we in the West live in a Lewis Carroll world where Israel plays the role of Humpty Dumpty. “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — that’s all.”
Israel is clearly the master in that fabled world where it can simply dictate the meaning of words and the West falls obediently into line.
Fortunately the bulk of the world doesn’t buy this Western fantasy:
Neither should anyone with a functioning brain!!
— Les Macdonald from Balmain NSW 2041