My G-d, my G-d, why, why have you abandoned us? The cries of parents bereft of children, of children left orphans, of elderly abused. A film clip of a young boy, only two months after graduating from high school, inducted into national service and left to guard a tense border. Someone, many someones, who should have known better, will have to answer for these grievous offenses, but that is for later. If there is indeed a later.
Now we deal with a clip showing that manchild with bound hands raised over his face, eyes wide with terror, trying to defend himself, knowing his fate is etched in stone. A short brutal one or a dragged out possibly forever captivity. Life as he knew it, as his weeping mother knows it, begging him to stay strong. The heartrending scenes of a mourning nation struck dumb, cut to the quick, as the "oppressors" - civilians, entire families wiped out from youngest to oldest, even those ripped from the womb that sheltered them.
Yes, such guilty colonizers daring to try to live a life within their nation, reaching out to their neighbors, now viciously, brutally cut down and the world? Damn the world, again and again and again, tenfold, a thousandfold, as we see the textbook replay of the standard reaction to an attack of manifest brutality against Israelis, Jews. Same old, same old.
First the crocodile tears, as they hold tear inducing onions to their eyes. Sympathy expressed in trite meaningless words, accompanied by condemnation of the victims and excuses and rationalization for the attacker, the perpetrator(s) terrorist, usually misnamed 'militant', or worse, an 'activist'. Along with that are the inevitable rising cat's chorus of oh, so concerned other nations who now cry for 'innocents' caught in the crossfires of hate. The 'innocent' civilians. No. what are you thinking!
Not the innocents slaughtered at prayer, in bed, on the street, at tables, in safe rooms so not safe. No, these are the same innocents who joined Hamas in the attack, in its brutality, who took their 'own' private hostage and their location - no one other than their loved ones care. I curse the animals in human skin who participated in the horror and apologies to true animals for they are far more human than them. They cheer the death of their children as they spill the blood of Israelis and give them over to Hamas at a young age to inculcate with hatred and train in the ways of bloodshed.
Suddenly every two-bit nation of the world chimes in with their two cent opinions, their demands to be filled in on the war plans of Israel - the timing, the phases planned, contingency planning, and of course the constant 'hopeful', voices warning Israel of its lack of capabilities to be successful-so why not capitulate now. Take a 'pause'. Even better a ceasefire of forever duration and surely the Gazans will learn their lesson (exactly how, without consequence is not touched upon.) They will be good boys and girls, promise never to be bad again -even as they again tried to enter Israel, this time via an attack headed by their Frogmen.
From this attitude of the world the bloodthirsty murderers will internalize the lovely knowledge that indeed, Jewish blood is cheap, of no account, an historical truth. Those who suffered the awful deaths of family and friends will have to suck it up. Okay, an apology will be included. There ya' go. Good enough and don't make a big deal of it.
Thus indeed, we learn that slaughter and butchery of men, women, children going about their lives, definitely civilians, does not truly amount to a big deal when they are Israeli and Jewish. And WE must sit quietly by, take it as it comes and accept that when it involves Israel, when it comes to Jews well, tough bugs. Let's move on. Conflate Jew hatred, the truth under it all, with all other biases, minimize it, and always and forever include islamophobia in the same breath.
Indeed, as the Israeli Ambassador to the UN rightfully took its President to task, we ask the world the same thing. Answer the question; look deep into your blackened, Hell seared souls and cold hearts and answer, truthfully. Do you agree with this, give it some element of weight, a wee bit, a tiny bit? Think. Be honest.
“As we meet here today, young babies, children, are held in Gaza. This is beyond imagination. A living nightmare,” Cohen said. “Mr. Secretary General, in what world do you live? Definitely, this is not our world. The UN Secretary-General, who shows understanding for the campaign of mass murder of children, women, and the elderly, is not fit to lead the UN,”. “I call on him to resign immediately. There is no justification or point in talking to those who show compassion for the most terrible atrocities committed against the citizens of Israel and the Jewish people. There are simply no words.”
Folks, a friendly warning. Repent, now. The Good Lord may have been a tad absent or on a vacay of late, but He always returns. Then He gets angry with those who pick on the Jewish nation. He always returns to us.
Proof - we are here. Oy, ve'avoy, to the tormentor of His People. History has taught us that.
So yes, we are frightened, in despair, mourning our losses, but still and all determined to do what must be done. Via our own plans and our own bravery and faith. No one else. No one else.
Friends, I hesitate to add the name of Yitzy here on the same page of ugliness. He is a boy who is so pure that he shines in his goodness and faith and trust in his Creator. Please keep on with your prayers, for they are working. Let us pray for the elimination of the ugliness of hate from our hearts.
One day.... yi'heye tov - it will be good.
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