What is sorry? What is the value of that 'sorry'? Sorry is to express regret for whatever happened or was done or said or implied or whatever situation had arisen that needed a sorry or one was demanded by the offended party in the matter. However, in many instances, probably the vast majority of these 'sorry' statements, it all means nothing, absolutely nothing.
Why? Because a forced sorry carries no regret at all. It is merely a window dressing sorry which carries with it no sorrow, certainly no regret other than for the brouhaha that had resulted. Easy fix- say 'oh, dear, I am sorry' - and let the audience 'see' the wink of your eye or the crossed fingers behind your back. Hence - useless, worse than that as they convey a joint feeling of smugness from the 'apologizer' and the audience who support the original statement. Words cannot be unspoken. Their hurt cannot be assuaged with a fake apology. Even a true apology, unforced, sincerely felt, cannot ameliorate the pain of the cut inflicted by the original statement.
There are two very current supposed apologies that carry no sincere regret, only a forced one due to a complaint by an offended parent, a member of the Jewish community in Minneapolis, and the other, one delivered by the taoiseach (Irish PM) after his extremely offensive remark re the rescue of 8 year old Emily Hand, held captive by Hamas for over seven weeks.
In Minneapolis, the teachers' union - where and why it felt obligated to issue a statement re the Hamas-Israel War, itself predicated upon a violent massacre of civilians and the kidnapping of over two hundred victims, well beats me. The statement was thus: "condemn the role our [America] government plays in supporting the system of Israeli occupation and apartheid, which lies at the root of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict." In addition, the resolution called on Minnesota state lawmakers to repeal anti-BDS legislation.
So offensive on so many levels. Begin with their opposition to the "war between the Palestinians and Israel". Grossly incorrect. The war is with Hamas, a terrorist organization whose creed is death, in particular the most gruesome deaths possible and preferably Jews. Israel has made enormous efforts to safeguard a population of Palestinians who most definitely were not 'Innocent", as they cheered and aided Hamas, joined in the massacre, and turned over an Israeli fugitive from capture when he should have correctly been handed over to the Israelis by the oh so not "innocent" Palestinians. No thanks forthcoming, only insults and condemnations. As for the boycott, since when do we object to boycotts of prejudiced hateful intent?
No, the union had no business here, opening the floodgates, giving permission to attack verbally, physically, any and all Jews within the school system. Truly, yet another awful case of teachers reneging on their responsibilities, betraying students in their care. As a teacher, I am offended. As a Jew- well, yet another hate case, hidden Jew hatred bursting through a thin veneer. Two responses: "This is a remarkably difficult time to be Jewish, but it is especially hard to be a Jewish teacher, student, or the parent of a Jewish child given the tremendous surge of antisemitism in our schools," the letter stated. "For over a month, Jewish children in Minnesota have been bullied, gaslit, harassed, threatened, and even assaulted simply because they are Jewish."The letter continued, "MFT’s resolution is antisemitic and hostile to our children, MPS staff, and puts our larger community at further risk because of their Jewish identity."
The union's: "While it was not MFT members' intent, the ‘Israel-Palestine’ resolution passed at our October 25 meeting harmed many Jewish members, students, and families while causing unnecessary division within our union. We regret this," the flier added. And the whole truth of an apology just flew out the window. Nope, sorry is not really sorry, is it?
Next is the case of the Irish PM who so gracefully and gratefully said thus. "an innocent child who was lost has now been found and returned". Taken to task by the Israelis, who said, " the taoiseach needed "a reality check". "Emily Hand was not 'lost', "She was kidnapped by a terror organisation worse than ISIS that murdered her stepmother." His 'apology' not worth a centime, a sou, a plugged nickel as he added thus: "the vast majority of people will understand" what he meant. They certainly will, yet another blink of an eye. Sorry? I think not. Most definitely not and in fact, yet another addition to the lexicon of hate.
There are so many, many points of aggravation, of falsehood, of Jew hatred, rife within the lands of the world today. Interference and commentary, condemnation and accusation, over a matter in which they have no skin in the game unless they were there to help. They were not. They are not. They never will be.
I could fill pages of the evil wrongs of Hamas, their feeding the fire of Jew hatred, the demonization of Israel, their abuse of their own fellow Palestinians, killing any and all who displease them or defy them. Few enough at that. They are puppets of Iran, all hands soaked in the blood of Jews, added to by their oh so brave attack on fierce warriors-civilians, elderly, children, those fearsome warriors of 10 months or three years of age or middle schoolers.
Shame - on them and the world which enables them to continue their campaigns of bloody murder. "Laws of war" -not here, certainly not on their part, even as they fight from civilian areas and then cry crocodile tears even as they launch yet another rocket at civilian targets within Israel. The world stood still, again, always. Granting a one day commentary of false sympathy and then a return to their true nature as regards Israel, as regards Jews. Anathema! Deliberately blind, ignoring the truth, the facts, and buying heavily into false narratives. Same old, same old.
Sorry will not cut it. Only truth, full teshuvah, repentance, acceptance of the truth, openly, fullhearted, in all sincerity - only then can a 'sorry' mean something. But not yet, a long way to go.
In the meanwhile, we have to do our best and continue to do what we can to ameliorate situations, to help those in need - the world, Yitzy, and my breaking heart.
We must do our best to improve this world for all, and in doing so, we make it better for ourselves.
And we hope and pray for an answer, a good one, a hopeful one.
Why and why and why.
Anger and more anger.
Worry. Love.
So, I plead and pray.
And beg.
Please join with us and raise your voice as we ask for healing. Please. Please.
Answer the pleas of so many, now multiplied by so many, so much. Heal our Yitzy, our so sweet treasure. We need him more than You.
HEAL, CURE YITZY
YITZCHOK ELIMELECH BEN CHANA SARAH
DEAR G-D, I PLEAD WITH YOU.
HEAR US.
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