The silence of the Jews

(JNS) — A young Israeli soldier, Amit Ben-Yigal, was stoned to death last week by Palestinian Arab terrorists. The response of the American Jewish left was appalling. However, the response of the rest of the Jewish community wasn’t much better.

Every Arab terrorist murder of a Jew is an outrage. But a death by stoning has unique implications that should merit additional comment and introspection by Jews around the world.

Most Jews who are murdered by Arab terrorists are killed by gunshots or — as in the case of my daughter, Alisa — by bombs. Some terrorists use knives or axes. And some use roc...