Last week a rabbi made some comments about Abu Mazen that were, to say the least, harsh.
But why is this a major story? Compared to the constant stream of hate-mongering, murderous blabber, and TV shows for kids extolling the virtues of killing Jews that emerges from Hamas and the Palestinians themselves, this little comment by Rabbi Yosef is tame by comparison. After all, Yosef hoped that God would do the smiting. The Palestinians want their own children to start the next Holocaust.
To be sure, Rabbi Yosef is well known as a bit of a crank and his rhetoric is echoed by almost no other Israeli of similar position — or even lesser for that matter — anywhere in the country. So, why is the media bothering with him?
You already know the answer, but click through if you want to read it anyway.