Jordan wrote:

NONE of the Arab states that attacked Israel, as far as I know, has
ever had _any_ operational nuclear weapons. What has protected them
from annihilation has essentially been Israel's humaneness -- a frail
shield considering that the Arabs wish to annihilate Israel.

Humaneness is the Jewish Death Wish. Remember Amalek and blot his name
out. Remember and do not forget.

When Moshe Rabaynu (Moses our teacher) saw an Egyptian task master beat
a Hebrew slave, Moses surpressed that primordial Jewish urge to be fair
minded and consider the social forces that led to the task master's
brutality. He surpressed that and killed the momser.

Given a choice between having a tender heart and a tough mind, chose a
tough mind.

Bob Kolker