That is the sound of myriad clocks ticking away time, ticking away hearts, as they await release of hostages. Taken in a massive raid replete with butchery and savagery unseen since the Holocaust, no one knows who they are, their condition, indeed if there will be a release. Now almost 10AM, three hours after the ceasefire began and no sign of anything. A crime against humanity, targeting and massacring civilians, women and children targeted, a war crime, nothing taken up in that arena, and still, we are forced to deal with human snakes, immoral, cold hearted, cruel to the nth degree. Willing to lie in wait and strike.
What confuses me now is that now there is talk of a time of 1600, 4PM as release time and that is not seven nor 10. In fact, it is nine hours after start of ceasefire, 3 hours extra and what happens during the duration? When dealing with snakes known not to keep words, why are we allowing extra time for Hamas to regroup, rearm, rewire, move locations, and replan for more Oct 7 plans as they delight in saying. Frankly, we all must keep this warning in mind during this time fraught with danger and heartbreak. "Be afraid, be very afraid."
No children. No women. No hint of condition. No Red Cross checks and visits to hostages remaining. No world commenting on that violation of "the rules of war". As usual, but still, it hurts. Deeply. With fear and uncertainty growing second by second, we wonder. Will we get our people back or will we get bodies, or catatonic children, dragged from dead parents' arms, all alone, in the dark, no or little food, inappropriate for their needs, women traumatized by the sights of beheaded babies, slaughtered children and spouses, raped repeatedly, a war crime in itself. Who indeed is coming back and how are they? Do we know there will be any more releases after today and after the four days of ceasefire? Snakes with awful track records are not to be trusted as partners who keep promises.
I keep flipping screens, but no word yet on the hostages. Silence reigns except in the hearts of the families awaiting their loved ones and so few will be getting one back. So few. All I do see in the news are more incidents of hate and bigotry, in all educational facilities. Teachers at the elementary level, high school and college level are spouting words of hate, incitement to riot, to threaten and harass, campaigning to eliminate Jewish students from the schools, isolating them in the classrooms. The echoes of "Heil" are resounding ever more powerfully. accompanied with the roars of approving crowds. As the world, for the most part, once again acquiesces via silence or active participation, with a very few standing up for what is right. So very few.
Very hurtful is the consistent minimalization of Jew hatred. the vile ancient hatred, so convenient for governments needing to deflect from their failings. It should never be conflated with other biases as it is so obviously different in longevity, in viciousness, in use as a weapon.
People who have no connection with Israel, who can read or see on TV and computer and phone screens the huge numbers of wars, foreign and civil, with bloody violations of humanity, great long lines of starving gaunt women, starving skeletal children walking for hundreds of miles in desperate search for survival, food, the very lives of themselves and their children. But never mind them for there is Israel. There are the Jews, much better to criticize them for nobody will take them to task for that; in fact, they will probably join in, full gusto. Full voice.
What the hell does the Minneapolis Teacher's Union have to do with the conflict? How dare Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, China, even London and Paris stick their two cents in all the while ignoring the violence and murder, the bloodshed, in other areas and even within their own borders! How dare they!! And yet, they do. What the hell!!!! Celebrities call the loss of the babies as "false" or accuse Israel of doing it all by themselves!
This world is dangerously skewed in every which way, in almost all areas of concern as to life, as to right and wrong. It is, in fact, broken. Can we put it back together or will all the King's men and all the King's horses be unable to do the job.
I am consumed with anger and grief, not sure which is foremost. It changes, back and forth. Anger at the world. Anger at leaders who do not lead. Anger at those of us who enabled this situation. Anger at G-d for deserting His creations. Anger for Yitzy. Fear at the outcome within the world and for Yitzy. Fear for the first time, in real time and emotion, fear of the vicious brand of Jew hatred today.
And overflowing with love and gratitude to those who have stood by Yitzy all these months. Raised funds and instituted campaigns for contributions in his name. Who pray, not only every day, but several times a day, who take on good deeds in his name.
I pray, we all do, I cry, we all do, and hope so deeply, desperately, that between those pleas and prayers, along with the expertise of the doctors - along with the mighty contribution of Yitzy himself, who he is, that we will be victorious in this battle.
From my mouth to G-d's ears and huge heart and I sincerely hope he is paying attention!
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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