| The Plot Gets Thicker and Fatter Ellen W. Horowitz December 24, 2002 I never thought the day would come when I would have to say kudos to Time Magazine. They chose as their persons of the year three woman ³whistle blowers² who stand for truth and justice. Imagine, two corporate executives of high profile corporations and an attorney for the FBI coming clean in the name of liberty! I really hope this heralds in the ³era of the whistleblower² for America and the age of the shofar blower for us in Israel. I was whistlin¹ Dixie the other night as my kids were watching ³Gone with the Wind³. I decided to make it an educational experience and began to fill them in on the history and devastation of America¹s Civil War when, Mr Whistle-blower himself, Barry Chamish sends me an email... It seems that he had read my last article, ³Conspiracy or Corruption?² (be careful what you name your articles) and wanted to know if I was implying that the Ginosar case smacked of conspiracy. I replied that I had written about abuses in the media and the erosion and breakdown of democratic process and values which have contributed to the security crisis. I did acknowledge, however, that the conditions that exist in Israel today are ripe for conspiracy, but that conspiracy implies treason and treason goes beyond the pale as far as the public is concerned. I write for public consumption and although my articles are hard-hitting, they¹re always digestible. I politely suggested that he consider toning down his approach. The kids and I had just gotten to my favorite part in the movie when Butterfly McQueen, who plays Prissy the slave girl, whines: "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies, Miss Scarlet", when I receive damning documentation from Barry. Most of it checks out (I confirmed his research). Some of it may be a bit over the top. I don¹t exactly know how to put this, but did you ever hear the joke about the Arab, the Jew and the Mormon who are all business partners, personal friends with Arafat, sit on the board of the Peres Center for Peace and were major supporters of Bill Clinton? They are also all closely connected with and had dealings with alleged embezzler Yossi Ginosar and Arafat¹s paymaster, Muhamed Rashid. Well, I can¹t finish the joke because, the Mormon, a former congressman and founder of Washington¹s Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, was found dead on a beach in Tel Aviv last week. If you didn¹t hear about it, don¹t worry as few people did. The media hardly mentioned that this prominent and influential figure in both America, Israel and the Arab world, bit the dust (not much news about his low key funeral that took place today either, but it¹s in the Salt Lake Tribune). And where are you Shimon Peres? I mean is this any way to say good-bye to your good friend and collegue, former Congressman Wayne Owens. He and his partners supported and bankrolled your peace process and he encouraged American private sector investment in the Palestinian Authority and Arab World, and yet you can¹t come up with a proper public eulogy and send off? And another thing, Shimon, aren¹t you in one of the top spots on the Labor list with elections just a few weeks away? Funny time to lay low. As for the Arab/Palestinian connection, well... I don¹t know nothin¹ Œbout money launderin¹, Mr. Barry. The only experience I¹ve had with it is when I¹ve forgotten to empty the pockets of the kids¹ jeans before throwing them in the wash. But I have to admit that those 10 shekel coins look so nice when they come out of the machine -I guess the spin/dry cycle polishes them a bit. I¹m joking because I have to lay low, too. You see, my parents are on good terms with the Jewish connection. He made his fortune in Slim Fast, is an outstanding philanthropist and generously assisted in bankrolling the Oslo Process and Bill Clinton¹s presidential campaigns. So when things get too hot and heavy, I always resort to denial through the use of my favorite defense mechanism, humor. I wish Barry Chamish and all others who are digging in search of the very sordid truth continued strength. Meanwhile, I feel an urgent need to blow the whistle on ³The Slim-Fast Conspiracy².... As a young girl, I noticed that all of the fun, cuddly Jewish mommies would disappear from the country club scene for three months and come back as living skeletons. At least that¹s how it looked at the time. I found out the truth later -which wasn¹t any less frightening. You see, they would check into a certain local hospital and have their jaws wired shut. They would then sip liquid protein (and remember, they only had three flavors back then) until they reached their ideal weight. Now, I gotta tell you that these ladies could rarely achieve what they considered ideal, so the Auschwitz-look became quite popular and as a little girl, I was scared (I must insert a note here and mention that my mother kept her extra ten pounds, remained squeezably soft and never abandoned me-thanks, Mom). Now, this hospital plan was originally formulated for individuals with life-threatening obesity, but like any good idea, the word obviously got out and before you could say liposuction, liquid protein drinks were over-the-counter and on the scene - big time. In high school, I learned the psychology involved in the disappearing Jewish Mother and the consequences it would have on a generation of Jewish kinderlach. Research was done by taking a baby monkey, removing its natural mother and replacing her with two artificial mothers. One was made from wire and the other from soft cloth. Even when the wire mother was the source of nourishment, the baby preferred to cling to and was more attached to the more comfortable terry cloth mother. Now, I¹ve seen a lot of tear-jerkers in my time, but somehow the heartbroken expressions on those little rhesus monkeys as they reluctantly clung to their wire mothers for a bit of nourishment will forever be ingrained in my heart. A few years later, I was sitting at a table at Studio 54 in Manhattan with my family and the then President of Revlon when Margeaux Hemingway walks in. He leans over to me and whispers, ³that moose². I looked at that statuesque, slender, but large-framed beauty and thought, ³What¹s his problem- did she exceed her daily quota of Slim Fast?² It was the beginning of the anorexic, pubescent model age and Margeaux was over the hill, because she had too many hills. Then I realized that I was a size 10-12 and had to play three sets of morning tennis, jog two miles in the afternoon and swim 60 laps at night to stay that way. So, I gave up the advertising executive queen dream and I got married and headed for Israel. I had six kids and got heavier with each one - but they had a fun , fat mommy to wrestle, hug and share ice cream with. However, it should be noted that had I opted for Madison Avenue, all of us women would be sneaking a pint of Haagen Daaz chocolate- chocolate-chip, rather than cheating on a Slim-Fast Oatmeal Raisin bar (eat your heart out, world). So what does any of this have to do with conspiracy/corruption/scandal (kind of reminds me of the ongoing terrorist/ militant/freedom fighter debate) in Israel? The quest for Middle East peace is a genuine venture, like a hospital-supervised liquid protein fast to combat life threatening obesity, that got carried away. A lot of sincere (and not so sincere) and enthusiastic people jumped on a runaway Oslo train and got involved in some very shady business dealings and investments with some even shadier characters. Okay, It happens. But, it¹s not too late to admit the mistake and change course. In Judaism, this concept is known as Teshuva. So I ask that all of you prominent Jewish and pro-Oslo corporate executives, academics, politicians, journalists, and community leaders come clean. Sure, it will be embarrassing and there will sone scandalous headlines, and yeah, there are a lot of bucks at stake. But listen, people -Your People - are in danger here in Israel. Now, before you accuse me of casting American Jewry in a poor light, which will lead to, G-d forbid, an out-break of anti-semitism, let¹s get something straight....These ³Who¹s Who in America² Jewish elites are the very antithesis of the character portrayed in the ³Protocols of the Elders of Zion². American Jews are secure and comfortable in the Diaspora. They pose no threat and don¹t want to make waves, and yet they desperately long for a connection with Israel. So, they end up inadvertently preventing Israel from achieving the status of a sovereign state by spinning a complex political/economic web of dependance on America. Many sincere individuals were misled by manipulative leaders, like Shimon Peres and Bill Clinton. When irresponsibility and recklessness reigns, Arab terrorists and Islamic fundamentalists encouraged by despotic regimes take their cue. Twin towers fall, stocks crash, a lot of good people get hurt and everything that you ever thought was important is gone with the wind. That¹s the way of the world. Are we talking about a conspiracy or is it just a matter of people having made the wrong choices? So let¹s face the music. You choose your instrument and blow either the whistle or the shofar, but let¹s blow the top off of Oslo already and expose those who are responsible (that means you, Mr. Peres -wherever you are). It was a bad investment for both Israelis and Americans - a deadly mix of power, politics, greed and distorted vision. Some will lose their fortunes and others their good name, but do it for the many who have lost their lives. You¹ll feel better and the world will be a better place for it. And then, maybe, I can finally lose some weight... and Barry can get a real job. |
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