I got the inspiration to write these words while talking to a European friend of mine who  I talk to frequently about matters of the world. Our conversation led me to the following conclusion.

I am happy to announce that the competition is over (and no – I’m not talking about Eurovision).

After years of fierce international competition involving dictatorships, military juntas, terrorist organizations, religious extremists, chemical weapons users, ethnic cleansers, and governments that routinely imprison journalists, Israel has finally emerged victorious as the world’s greatest villain.

And let me tell you, It wasn’t easy.

After all, the competition was intense. There were countries that invaded their neighbors, countries that made dissidents disappear, countries that banned women from basic freedoms, countries that executed political opponents, and organizations whose stated purpose is the destruction of entire populations.

But somehow, Israel (a small country with a population of ten million people – roughly the size of New Jersey) managed to eclipse them all.

That is no small achievement. Let’s consider the extraordinary list of offenses:

1, Israel allows its Arabs to vote: Clearly a sinister and diabolical move on its part: Arab citizens sit in parliament, serve as judges, doctors,........

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