A Nation of Schizophrenics?

by Yaffa Ganz

published in the Jewish World Review.

"I was in high spirits the entire day, anticipating the wedding. The weather was perfect; everything was well planned and in order. It was going to be a beautiful affair. The thought even crossed my mind, "Thank goodness it's quiet here (i.e. Israel, the Middle East, the World!) today. Nothing to spoil the blessing of a another wonderful new Jewish beginning, another new Jewish home."

Then I received the first phone call. At 4:20 P.M. a bus had been blown up on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem during peak rush hours. "