Sunday we skirted the demonstrators and headed to Ann’s Florist and Coffee Bar, where we read the Wall Street Journal. (Our own, bought at Bob’s News earlier, though the café usually has a copy lying around.) On the op-ed page, Peggy Noonan noted the generational divide in this country with regard to the conflict in Gaza, with younger people tending to side with the Palestinians, and older people tending to support the Israelis.
This seemed accurate, and predictable. The young are more radical than the old, siding generally with the oppressed – perhaps because that’s how they see themselves. Though being victims of rape and torture would seem to qualify Israelis for that designation as well. While older people have more experience and, dare I say, wisdom.
