I think I’m pretty familiar with all sides of the argument about the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem 60 years ago this month. I don’t particularly want to get into the pros and cons there.

What I would like someone to explain to me is the current celebration of this terrorist act by Israeli officialdom. I have been steadfastly pro-Israel, as my archived stuff amply shows. The most common reader reaction to my opinions on the Middle East and its problems has, in fact, been accusations of anti-Arab racism. This Israeli celebration of a terrorist atrocity is, however, shameful and disgraceful.

Especially given Israel’s current woes, might not wisdom have dictated that this particular anniversary be passed over in discreet silence?