It is not uncommon for some Jews, especially in the U.S., to refer to their brethren who voice criticism of Israel as "self-hating." This epithet is patently absurd and is a sure sign that the person hurling it has run out of cogent thought. But it is also used to marginalize views unacceptable to the mainstream, or at least as it is defined by AIPAC.

Well, now comes word this morning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has referred not to Noam Chomsky but to Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod as "self-hating Jews." Mark this as the moment this obnoxious term has jumped the shark.   

Been staying away from this story. Don't really care about Michael Jackson. Even watched Kramer v. Kramer last night to avoid hearing about his memorial service. BTW, what performances by Hoffman and Streep.

Then I made the mistake of going on CNN.com and saw that Berry Gordy said "King of Pop" wasn't big enough for MJ. He's really the greatest entertainer that ever lived. "King of the Jews?" Anyway, then I saw some of the celeb names in attendance, and thought OMG, who is turning out for this event? I then wandered onto Drudge and saw an actual list. Lou Ferigno. A finalist from Britain's Got Talent Show or something. Corey Feldman. Levar Burton. I feel much better about our country.

Still, it wouldn't be too awful if a shark would take a nibble (nothing big of course) out of some poor surfer and we could get back to life as we knew it.