The bed of a child massacred by Hamas at Klar Aza On Saturday morning the people of Israel suffered an unimaginable catastrophe of unmitigated horror. The Hamas terrorist organization launched a massive, complex, and well planned an executed assault on them. The intent was not military as the attack occurred on a major feast day on the Sabbath. The targets were unarmed and unsuspecting civilians living in small communities on the border with the Gaza Strip. As of now the number of Israelis killed number more than 1,200. Close to 3,000 have been wounded. Another 150 are hostages. The barbarity of the attack was unmatched. The images were similar to what the Nazi Einsatzgrüppen did to Jews in Poland and the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
Every time l get behind the wheel of my car l think about my grandfather who evaded being forced to fight in the army of whatever Austria-Hungarian country he was living in. Being drafted was a death sentence for Jews who were put up at the Front with little equipment.
Instead, each one of my grandparents fled to America more than one hundred years ago.
What has changed since then?
Apparently not as much as we thought: same useless battles with more sophisticated weapons.
Interestingly enough, we have progressed in so many remarkable ways, yet we can’t seem to shake the self-destruction gene.
When will recognize the concept that “no man is an island” and work towards unity and not factions that subvert universal respect for life?
Every time l get behind the wheel of my car l think about my grandfather who evaded being forced to fight in the army of whatever Austria-Hungarian country he was living in. Being drafted was a death sentence for Jews who were put up at the Front with little equipment.
Instead, each one of my grandparents fled to America more than one hundred years ago.
What has changed since then?
Apparently not as much as we thought: same useless battles with more sophisticated weapons.
Interestingly enough, we have progressed in so many remarkable ways, yet we can’t seem to shake the self-destruction gene.
When will recognize the concept that “no man is an island” and work towards unity and not factions that subvert universal respect for life?