(National Review) Rand Paul is describing an episode from his trip to Israel in January: "I went to a Shabbat," he tells me, "it was the first time I've ever done that, and I had a wonderful time. I went to the yeshiva, and all the young men were singing and dancing, they had me dancing around the table. I hope I was singing something that was fine — it was all in Hebrew, so I had no idea what I was singing."
If there's any doubt that Rand Paul isn't his father's son on the issue of Israel, that trip and his posture afterwards should have ended it. He returned to the U.S. to tell Breitbart News, "Absolutely we stand with Israel. What I think we should do is announce to the world — and I think it is pretty well known — that any attack on Israel will be treated as an attack on the United States."
His father, former Texas congressman Ron Paul, recently started a think tank that includes a "NeoCon Watch," which asks supporters for tips on the latest neoconservative mischief. "If you see something, say something," the website says. So Rand Paul's statement came as a surprise to his supporters and detractors alike, and it was the first in a series of such remarks.