A Grave for Israel?

The wild-dove hath her nest—The fox his cave— Mankind their country—Israel but the grave. —Lord Byron, from “Oh! Weep for Those” in Hebrew Melodies In light of the situation in the Middle East, the poet’s words are hauntingly prophetic. Not only do they carry refrains from Israel’s ancient prophets, but they echo the Holocaust, pogroms, and the perpetual anti-Semitism that drive