Sunday June 15, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles visited the embattled Israeli city of Sderot on Friday.
Good for him.

Sderot is the target of relentless rocket attacks and mortar attacks and bombings all launched into Israel by Hamas from Gaza.

When the mayor of a huge city like Los Angeles comes to Sderot he is not merely paying a visit, he is making a statement.

Villaraigrosa came to Sderot the morning after the LA Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics for the World Basketball Championships.

Israelis are wild about basketball, NBA basketball is almost a religion in Israel. The mayor came bearing special gifts - Lakers jerseys.

The national press had a photo of Villaraigrosa giving a smiling Eli Moyal, the beleaguered mayor of Sderot, a Kobe Bryant jersey.

That small but significant gesture was a huge shot in the arm for Sderot.

For a short moment the residents of Sderot were no longer victims.

For a short moment the residents of Sderot were transported to a different world --- they were Lakers fans.

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