When the Rabbis of yore sought to explain why Balaam, the non-Hebrew biblical prophet, was so eager to close a deal with Moabian King Balak though God was utterly opposed to it, the Rabbis concluded that Balaam was blind in one eye, metaphorically that is.
LETTER: Alice Walker turns blind eye to Israeli losses
Monday, March 9, 2009 | 12:35 p.m. CDT
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