We are all Israelis
I am a Jew.
For many of us, this is the first time those words have held such deep and searing meaning that the heart feels an indescribable emptiness, a scorching, aching pain.
I am also an Israeli. And today, no matter what viewpoint you hold, no matter what “side” you support, you too are an Israeli. Because you are human.
We have looked evil in the face, and it has laughed at us as it thought it was destroying us.
We shall not turn away. We shall watch the videos and testimony — to understand evil we must not avoid its ugly reality. We will confront this evil and it shall be vanquished.
Good cannot be destroyed where humanity is present, it comes back ever stronger. In health we call this hypertrophy. In life, we call it Israel.
Today I am an Israeli. And you are too.
AJ Edelman,
Olympian, Captain, Israeli Bobsled Team Edelman
Echoes from Holocaust
Mr. Robbins’ column “Echoes from the Holocaust,” (10/14, Boston Herald) is to be commended for pointing out the fallacies of self-styled progressives.
The horrors committed by Hamas on innocent Jews a week ago is morally reprehensible and a senseless act beyond any description. Their repeated atrocities against Israel clearly emphasizes the fact that Hamas is not interested in any peaceful solution with Israel nor in improving the plight of Palestinians’ daily life.
Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, simply put is a terrorist organization. It is a pretense on the part of Hamas to act as a legitimate spokesperson for Palestinians and their cause. Hamas is more interested in digging tunnels and building destructive weapons to annihilate Israel as opposed to uplifting the lives of Palestinians.
It is a sad spectacle to watch the demonstrations in our nation’s major metropolis ignoring this fundamental fact.
Student bodies of many elite academic institutions blindly condemn Israel and fail to distinguish the cause of Palestinians vis-à-vis Hamas. Leaders of the elite institutions failed in their “leadership” by not acting fast enough to condemn or discourage their student societies.
In times like this, silence is not an option. It is imperative to speak against the horrors being committed against humanity by terrorist organizations.
President Biden is absolutely correct when he told an audience that “silence is complicity. I want you to know, I refuse to be silent.”
Pichai Gopal
Braintree,
Hamas in Gaza
How Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, I’m sure was through intimidation, fear and threats to the Palestinian people who live there. How Hamas did a 9/11 type strike on Israel was painfully sickening to see on television and read about. No doubt Hamas’ only mission is to kill Israel individuals, young, old, male or female, doesn’t matter.
Whoever is backing them is as bad or maybe worse. My feelings are, whatever Israel needs, the United States of America has got your back.
Tony Meschini
Scituate
