Fan of Josh Marshall asks (as a Christian) why his first born is named after

[KoKo]

a Haganah fighter? Let me put this post into perspective: I've been a fan of Josh for years. I'm signed up at his site. I find his perspective very fair and balanced even during the Hezbollah/Israeli Battle where he seemed to not pick sides in the CARNAGE.

Yet...I see this...and I wonder...where are his loyalties? I would not choose to name my first born son after an IRA Fighter...and so why would Josh inject his Jewishish first born into his Blog?

BTW: I wish Josh and Millet his wife CONGRATULATIONS on their FIRST BORN SON! And I appreciated Josh's sharing his life with us from his mother's untimely death to his revelation that his Mother divorced his father (whose name was Marshall) and that he loved his adopted father as his own. It's a heartwarming and heartfelt post he does about what his father meant to him and, as I said Josh Marshall is a beloved person to me...BUT...this naming of his son for a Haganah Fighter causes me some pause. Why?


Can someone help me with this? :shrug:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/011179.php

His full name is Samuel Allon Marshall. We gave him the middle name Allon after my father, Alan, who died unexpectedly in August. The name means 'Oak' in Hebrew. And it was also the name of Yigal Allon, after whom he is also named, who was one of the founders of and later the commander of the Palmach, the elite commando unit of the Haganah, the predecessor of the IDF.

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/people/BIOS/allon.html


Allon, Yigal (1918-1980)
An Israel statesman and military commander, Yigal Allon was born at Kefar Tavor in the Lower Galilee. In 1937 he graduated from the Kadoorie Agricultural School, and in the same year, became a member of Kibbutz Ginnosar.

His activities in underground defense began during the Arab riots of 1936--1939, when he served under Yizhak Sadeh in the special units of the Haganah.

In 1941 he was among the founders of the Palmah, the crack commando unit of the Haganah; he became its commander in 1945. During the War of Independence he commanded decisive operations in all parts of the country, and in the final stages of the War he commanded the southern front, driving the invading Arab armies from the whole of the Negev, including Eilat and part of the Sinai peninsula. He came to be regarded as the most experienced field commander in the Israel Defense Forces and left his stamp on the standards that characterize Israel's army officers.

After the War of Independence, he studied at the Hebrew University and at Oxford. Turning his attention to political activity, he became one of the leaders of the Ahdut ha-Avodah political party, and in 1954 was elected to the Knesset.

From 1961 to 1968 he served as minister of labor, where he improved the state employment service, extended the road network and introduced legislation on labor relations. In June, 1967, he was a member of the inner war cabinet that mapped out the Six-Day War strategy. In 1968 Allon became deputy prime minister, and in the following year became minister of education and culture as well.

According to Allon's ideas on a peace settlement with Israel's neighbors, Judea and Samaria should be reunited with Jordan, but no Jordanian troops should be permitted to cross the Jordan River westward, and there should be a protective belt of Israel settlements along the Jordan Valley. From 1974 to 1977 Allon was Foreign Minister of Israel while retaining the deputy premiership.

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[Skinner]

1. I hope you don't mind if I lock this.

If you really want to know, I think the appropriate thing for you to do would be to ask him directly.