I am crying inside. I cry over the tragic deaths of the
Palestinian children who were murdered last night. Babies, they died in a fire set by
Jews. These so-called ‘Jews’ actually painted the word ‘Messiah’ on the wall of the house, then let the
occupants be engulfed in flames. I am so upset by this story, I cannot bring
myself to read the details.
Palestinian children who were murdered last night. Babies, they died in a fire set by
Jews. These so-called ‘Jews’ actually painted the word ‘Messiah’ on the wall of the house, then let the
occupants be engulfed in flames. I am so upset by this story, I cannot bring
myself to read the details.
And how did I find out abut this? My son, an officer in the
IDF, came home late last night after being away for close to two weeks.
IDF, came home late last night after being away for close to two weeks.
He was
working night missions and had not slept properly in two weeks. His clothes
stank, he was exhausted and still had that nagging cough I heard a few weeks
ago.
working night missions and had not slept properly in two weeks. His clothes
stank, he was exhausted and still had that nagging cough I heard a few weeks
ago.
He came home after guarding an area near Beit El, trying to ensure that
angry Jewish settlers who were recently evacuated from a hilltop, did not come
back to attack Arab villages.
angry Jewish settlers who were recently evacuated from a hilltop, did not come
back to attack Arab villages.
The Jewish army protecting Arabs. Think about this.
All seemed quiet, so he was let go. All seemed quiet until
he received a call in the early hours of this morning calling him back to base in the West Bank. He and
his soldiers and his dirty laundry and his weary body that needed rest and his
nagging cough.
he received a call in the early hours of this morning calling him back to base in the West Bank. He and
his soldiers and his dirty laundry and his weary body that needed rest and his
nagging cough.
He got out of bed and grabbed his unpacked army bag, then called
all his soldiers who had only arrived home. He told them, “You have to report to
base now. No questions asked. No excuses. Now.”
all his soldiers who had only arrived home. He told them, “You have to report to
base now. No questions asked. No excuses. Now.”
All because some insane rebellious Jewish youth, in the name
of
of
G-d, set fire to a home and destroyed innocent lives. Not only did they
inflame a home, they inflamed hatred, revenge and terror for Jews the world
over.
inflame a home, they inflamed hatred, revenge and terror for Jews the world
over.
As Shabbat comes in and my son’s seat at the Shabbat table is empty, we hope and
pray, but I am running out of patience. For when I see such behavior by Jews, I
feel hopeless.
pray, but I am running out of patience. For when I see such behavior by Jews, I
feel hopeless.
And when I picked up the Jerusalem Post today and saw the
headlines about a Hareidi Jew who stabbed innocent bystanders at the gay parade
yesterday, I lose even more hope.
headlines about a Hareidi Jew who stabbed innocent bystanders at the gay parade
yesterday, I lose even more hope.
These crimes are being done in the name of G-d and we are to
be a light unto nations? We, who were just sitting on the floor last Sunday, fasting on
Tisha B’Av over the senseless hatred that Jews have for each other?
be a light unto nations? We, who were just sitting on the floor last Sunday, fasting on
Tisha B’Av over the senseless hatred that Jews have for each other?
The time is ripe for anti-semitism without such tragedies and crimes, and it seems as if we insist on being our worst enemies.
I am ripped open inside with fear. My son’s bed is empty. He
is now out there in a heat wave, in his stinky clothes, stuck in the middle of a
hatred being spewed by Jews who do not abide by the law and by mourning Arabs who are enraged.
is now out there in a heat wave, in his stinky clothes, stuck in the middle of a
hatred being spewed by Jews who do not abide by the law and by mourning Arabs who are enraged.
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As Shabbat comes in, I am crying inside.
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