Can't say we weren't warned. How many gadolim needed to condemn secular Zionism before we got the message that Jews cannot live successfully without Torah. As the Talmud says, if not for Torah, Jews would destroy the world because they are "az", ie bold.
Israeli's anti-terrorism laws are not appropriate for a civilized democracy. However, Israel endures a situation unlike that of any other democracy in that it is surrounded by a billion enemies that work daily to destroy it. That would be the justification for the policy of harsh dealing with terrorists.
The logic does not apply to a few isolated cases of crazy Jewish youth. There is no epidemic of Jewish terrorism. The Israeli cabinet completely contradicted the intent of the policies in applying them here. The cabinet members are so driven by rhetoric, politics, and ambition, so inured to a sense of justice and compassion, that they have taken secular Zionism to a nadir reminiscent of the days when heartless fanatics chopped the payus off of religious children and separated them from their parents. Nothing has changed.
But this isn't just a temporary blemish in the State of Israel. It is the mark of leprosy that reveals the spiritual sickness of the whole creature. I have lived here now for six months and I see it, I see a barren society whose greatest pleasures in life are typing into smart phones and shouting impatiently. I could say a lot more about what I have seen but I don't want to embarrass half of klal Yisroel publicly.
That the leaders of the country can openly promote the torture of teenage Jewish boys who are suspects in a isolated crime shouldn't come as a surprise. This is secular Zionism. It takes pride only in its might and arrogance even as we all know that it couldn't survive a day without American weapons and money. Tough guys, so tough. When Moshiach comes they will evaporate. They cannot exist in the presence of holiness because they are the opposite.
Israeli's anti-terrorism laws are not appropriate for a civilized democracy. However, Israel endures a situation unlike that of any other democracy in that it is surrounded by a billion enemies that work daily to destroy it. That would be the justification for the policy of harsh dealing with terrorists.
The logic does not apply to a few isolated cases of crazy Jewish youth. There is no epidemic of Jewish terrorism. The Israeli cabinet completely contradicted the intent of the policies in applying them here. The cabinet members are so driven by rhetoric, politics, and ambition, so inured to a sense of justice and compassion, that they have taken secular Zionism to a nadir reminiscent of the days when heartless fanatics chopped the payus off of religious children and separated them from their parents. Nothing has changed.
But this isn't just a temporary blemish in the State of Israel. It is the mark of leprosy that reveals the spiritual sickness of the whole creature. I have lived here now for six months and I see it, I see a barren society whose greatest pleasures in life are typing into smart phones and shouting impatiently. I could say a lot more about what I have seen but I don't want to embarrass half of klal Yisroel publicly.
That the leaders of the country can openly promote the torture of teenage Jewish boys who are suspects in a isolated crime shouldn't come as a surprise. This is secular Zionism. It takes pride only in its might and arrogance even as we all know that it couldn't survive a day without American weapons and money. Tough guys, so tough. When Moshiach comes they will evaporate. They cannot exist in the presence of holiness because they are the opposite.
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