AP are running the following photo and caption:
Hollywood actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie and her four-year-old adopted son Maddox, left, during a visit to the Children’s Cancer Center at the American Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. Jolie spent Christmas in Beirut to visit Palestinian living in refugee camps.
I am sure there are many Israelis (mostly men) eagerly awaiting a Jolie visit to Israel. There are plenty of children she could visit, including children maimed in terrorist attacks. She could also marvel at the medical research of Israel, which is making inroads into treating sicknesses such as cancer.
But don’t hold your breath. She is more likely to visit the make believe land of Palestine.
Which goes to prove that our notions of beauty are sometimes way off.
Update: If it is any consolation, her father, actor, Jon Voight, is on the right side of history.
In 1993, Voight spoke to congress about commuting the life sentence of former civilian Navey Intelligence Officer Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted of spying for Israel in 1987.
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Jon Voight has, for the last 10 years, been an active participant in the annual Chabad Telethon. This organization provides food, clothing, and shelter for the homeless, has a national drug rehabilitation center, a national drug prevention and education program, and also helps new immigrants and the elderly.
