Haiti and Ha’Yitti
February 8th, 2010Much has been made about the term “disproportionate,” often applied to Israel’s use of force, fitting nicely into descriptions of the Jewish state’s three-week rescue mission in earthquake-plagued Haiti. And Assaf Shariv, Israel’s consul general in New York, used it at Sunday’s JCRC breakfast for members of Congress to nicely to segue from discussing the Goldstone Report to taking pride in Israel’s lifesaving work.
“Although Israel’s hospital is no longer working, we are not leaving Haiti, we are working with them on schools and other initiatives,” he said.
It’s interesting to note that Israelis pronounce the country’s name as “Ha’Yitti,” which is the same as the Hebrew word for “I was there,” something several hundred Israelis — soldiers and doctors, diplomats and search experts — can proudly say about that country’s time of need.
January 16th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Anyone else notice both Conan and Leno’s rating have gone up? It would be amazing if this was one giant publicity stunt.