The Righteous Gentile

Arutz Sheva has an interview with Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs.

Johnson, a lightning rod for the hatred of the antisemitic left, deserves Israel's thanks - and everyone's who believes in freedom and in fighting the dark:

If the title of Righteous Gentile is ever bestowed upon friends of Israel in this war, Charles Johnson will deserve a place on the list of candidates for the honor. If anyone ever compiles a list of Internet sites that contribute to Israel’s public relations effort, Johnson's site will probably come in first, far above the Israeli Foreign Ministry's site.

Johnson isn't Jewish. He's an American, born in New York, who grew up in Hawaii and currently lives in Los Angeles. He was raised Catholic, considers himself an agnostic, and is not one of the Zionist Christians, whose support for Israel is based on messianic faith. He is an educated American, brilliant and multi-talented, who comes from a liberal artistic background, and yet struggles for us in a way that commands respect and warms the heart. The man is simply very much on our side, because of the war, because we are here, because of who he is and because of who we are.

Read the whole thing for a fascinating insight on Johnson.

I'd like to point out to Arutz Sheva, though, that Johnson is far from alone among bloggers; many of us have been unstinting supporters of Israel, especially since the Palestinians rejected Barak's proposals.

Posted by Mitch at May 9, 2004 06:58 AM