The Palestinian people had for decades been “pawns” in a much wider war involving the whole of the Middle East.

Bush, Sharon, My Daughter, and Me
Norman Podhoretz, Commentary Original Article

“Who are you?” my daughter Ruthie Blum demands as she greets me in the lobby of the King David hotel, “and what have you done with my father?” I laugh appreciatively at this newest twist on her antic idea that I have been invaded by aliens—an idea that first began taking shape about fourteen months ago, during my last visit to Israel, where she has been living for about 27 years now. And thereby hangs a long and complicated tale.