Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 24 October 2013 — Page 6

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Advance News • Thursday, October 24, 2013

Panthers fell victim to Plymouth rally on Senior Night

By Steve Sutler Correspondent % NAPPANEE Despite leading 14-0 at halftime, the North Wood Panthers could not hold off a second-half rally by the visiting Plymouth Rockies, falling 21-14 at Andrews Field in the final regular-season home game. The loss dropped the Panthers to 4-5 on die season (2-5 in the Northern Lakes Conference) heading into a very tough sectional opener next week at East Noble. The Panthers wasted no time in grabbing an early lead, taking the opening kickoff and marching 80 yards in 13 plays with Tanner Cleveland taking the pigskin the final five yards for a touchdown. Big plays on the drive included a 28-yard pass completion from Kirkwood to Dominic Miranda that pushed North Wood across midfield, and a 22-yard run by Kirkwood that set up the TD scamper. Connor Miller tacked on the PAT and the Panthers led 7-0 just six minutes into the game. After driving deep into North Wood territory, the Rockies coughed up the football at the Panther 15-yard line where it was pounced on by North Wood's Nick Wilmot. The Rockie defense forced a three-and-out, however, and took over near midfield. After a sack by North Wood's Tanner White put Plymouth in a fourth-and-eight situation, the Rockies decided to go for it but Panther safety Trent Sauceda intercepted a pass from Plymouth quarftfback Jack Barron at his own 23-yard line. North Wood then ground out an impressive 16-play drive that ate up the rest of the first quarter and almost half of the second period, all but one of play of which was a run by Kirkwood, Cleveland, or Luke Edwards. Cleveland finished off the drive with an 11-yard TD run and Miller's PAT made it 14-0 Panthers, a lead which stood up through the half. The Rockies received the second-half kickoff and marched into North Wood territory but turned the ball over on downs when White and Zach Bemiller sacked Barron near midfield. Unfortunately, on the first play, North Wood fumbled and after a mad scramble, Plymouth recovered at the Panther 23-yard line. Five plays later, the Rockies were on the board when Michael Hartman bored in from two yards out, cutting the Panther lead to 14-7 after the PAT by Jacob LaFree. After yet another long drive on their next possession, North Wood was stopped line where afield^ quick Rockie punt, the Panthers again drove See Senior Night, Page A 7

You deserve a factual look at... Myths About Israel and the Middle East (1) Should wo re-examine endlessly repealed cliches? In a previous installment in this series of clarifying messages about Israel and the Middle East, we examined certain myths which, by dint of constant repetition, had acquired currency and acceptance. We looked at the myth of 'Palestinian nationhood." the myth of Judea/Samaria (the “West Bank ') being “occupied territory," the myth that Jewish settlements in these territories are “the greatest obstacle to peace,” and the myth that Israel is unwilling to “yield land for peace." And we cleared up the greatest myth of all. namely that Israel's administration of the territories, and not the unrelenting hatred of the Arabs against the Jews, is the root cause of the conflict between the Arabs and Israel. But those are not all the myths: there are more.

What art marc a# these myths? ■ Myth: The Arabs of Israel are a persecuted minority. Reality: The over one million non-Jews (mostly Arabs) who are citizens of Israel have the same civil rights that Jews have. They vote, are members of the Knesset (parliament), and are part of Israel's civil and diplomatic service, Just as their Jewish fellow citizens. Arabs have complete religious freedom and full access to the Israeli legal, health and educational systems - including .Arabic and Muslim universities. The only difference

between the "rights" of Arabs and Jews is that Jewish young men must serve three years in the military and at least one month a year until age 50. Young Jewish women serve for

two years. The Arabs have no such civic obligation. For them, military service is voluntary. Not too surprisingly, except for the Druze, very few avail themselves of the privilege. ■ Myth: Having (ill-advisedly) already given up control of the Gan Strip, Israel should also give up the administration of Judea/Samaria (the “West Bank”) because strategic depth is meaningless in this age of missiles. Realty: Israel is a mini-state - about half the size of San county in California. If another, even smaller ministate were carved out of it, Israel would be totally indefensible. That is the professional opinion of 100 retired US. generals and admirals. If the Arabs were to occupy whatever little strategic depth Israel has between the Jordan River and its populated coast they would not need any missiles. Artillery and mortars would suffice, since Israel would be only nine miles wide at its waist. Those who urge such a course either do not understand the situation or have a death wish for Israel. ■Myth: If Israel would allows Palestinian state to arise in Judea and Samaria it would be a democratic state and would be totally demilitarised. Reality: There is no prospect at all that anything resembling

Countless ‘peace conferences” to settle this festering conflict have taken place. All have ended in failure because of the intransigence of the Arabs. President Clinton, toward the end of his presidency, convened a conference with the late unlamented Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak, the prime minister of Israel at that time. Mr. Barak offered virtually everything that Arafat had requested, except the partition of Jerusalem and the acceptance of the so-called refugees, their descendants having swollen from the 650,000 who fled the nascent state of Israel during the War of Liberation, to an incredible 5 million. Arafat left in a huff and started his infamous intifada instead, a bloody was that has cost thousands of Palestinian and Israeli lives. Israel is America's staunchest ally and certainly its only true friend in that area of the world. It is in our national interest that realitye not myths, govern our policy.

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a democratic state could be created in the territories. There is not a single democratic Arab stale - all of them are tyrannies of varying degrees. Even today, under partial Israeli administration, Hamas and other factions fight for supremacy and ruthlessly murder bach other. Another Lebanon, with its incessant civil wars, is much more likely. The lawlessness and chaos that prevail in Gaza since Israel's withdrawal is a good prospect of what would happen if Israel - foolishly and under the pressure of “world opinion” - were to abandon this

“It is in our national interest that reality, not myths, govern our policy."

its borders - an irresistible power vacuum would be created. Despite pious promises, the arms merchants of the world would find a great new market and the neighboring hostile Arab countries would be happy to supply anything else that might be needed. ■ Myth:: Israel should make ‘’confidence-building gestures” for the sake of peace. Reality: What really is it that the world expects Israel to do for the sake of peace? Most of the 22 Arab countries consider themselves in a state of war with Israel and don’t even recognize its “existence.” That has been going on for over sixty years. Isn't it about time that the Arabs made some kind of a “gesture?” Could they not for instance terminate the constant state of war? Could they not stop launching rockets into Israel from areas that Israel has abandoned for the sake of peace? Could they not stop the suicide bombings, which have killed hundreds of Israelis and which have made extreme security measures - such as the defensive fence and convoluted bypass roads - necessary? Any of these would create a climate of peace and would indeed be the ''confidence-building gestures” that the world hopes for.

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Photos by Dale Tobias ABOVE: North Wood's Dominic Miranda makes a leaping catch over a Plymouth defender during last Friday's football game. RIGHT: Trent Sellers runs the football during Friday's game with Plymouth.

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