Maybe there's not supposed to be any real joy at all

Josh points to this article in The Jewish Week, in which Abraham Foxman is quoted as objecting to the appointment of George Mitchell - the former Senator that brokered a peace in Northern Ireland - because (and I cannot believe I am writing this) Mitchell is "fair" and "meticulously even handed", which effectively means that he is not sufficiently on the side of Israel.

Our community really needs to take a long, careful look in the mirror and assess who speaks for our values and ultimate interests, and what it means (and what it should mean) to be pro-Israel.

Because they keep using that word, and I don't think it means what they think it means.