Papal Visit Purim Millennium Snow in Jer. One of the famous legends about ancient Rome is that the Emperor Nero fiddled on his lyre while the city went up in flames. In fact, part of the legend is that Nero himself was the pyromaniac. Our country is in the midst of violence that has yet to show signs of abating.
Every day there are more deaths and more expressions of hatred against our existence.
The day after bereaved parents visited Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat in Gaza and heard him promise peace, a number of Israelis were killed by Arab gunmen. WE HAVE become accustomed to this pattern of behavior. In fact, we are beginning to accept Arab violence as part of our daily lives, much as the doleful statistics regarding our road fatalities. There has been a great deal of comment on the necessity of forming an emergency government here in Israel. I am not certain that this gambit will prove successful, given our current political leadership.