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Hello Philip,
My words seem so inadequate. I live in Australia, where we have just
had our first taste of this horror (Bali). To live with this so
closely every day is very difficult for me to understand.
What I find far more difficult to understand is how people can hate
other people so violently that they want to kill them just for their
nationality or beliefs.
The swine behind the Bali bombing said they wanted to kill as many
Americans as possible - so stupid that words totally fail me.
Are Israeli people being killed because they too believe in freedom?
My prayers go out to you in this time of tragedy.
--
Best regards,
Ross mail to: ross.bond@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Monday, November 11, 2002, 7:18:17 PM, you wrote:
SFP> I will apologize beforehand for this post, but not too profusely. I live in
SFP> Israel. I live here, study here, and trade from here. This morning I woke
SFP> up to the news that five Israelis we killed in yet another terror attack.
SFP> You know, unfortunately, living here and hearing this kind of news almost
SFP> day after day, tends to desensitize you somewhat. Most of us here, when we
SFP> hear of an attack, tend to get angry, or sad, and five or ten minutes later
SFP> give a sigh and go back to whatever we were doing beforehand. Life must go
SFP> on, right?
SFP> But this time was different. You see, what CNN didn't bother mentioning
SFP> (out of lack of public interest, no doubt) was that one of the victims'
SFP> names was Revital, aged 34. Revital was killed by the assassin who broke
SFP> into her house as she was trying to bodily protect her two children, Noam
SFP> and Matan, while they were lying in their beds. The terrorist then killed
SFP> them, too. Lying in their beds. They were 4 and 5 years old.
SFP> Its 11 AM here now, and I haven't been able to do anything yet. I haven't
SFP> eaten breakfast. I haven't looked at any markets. I can only sit and stare
SFP> into the air. I too have children of those ages. And I wonder was Revital
SFP> was going through while it was happening. I wonder what the little
SFP> children, Noam and Matan, went through while it was happening. And I wonder
SFP> what Avi, who lost his wife and his two little children, is now going through.
SFP> In case anyone was wondering, the kibbutz where Revital, Noam, Matan, and
SFP> two others were killed, is known for vigorous advocacy of reconciliation
SFP> with its Arab neighbors, and support for a peace agreement including an
SFP> Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.
SFP> I'm sorry if I put a dent into anyone's day with this post. I too, have
SFP> never before written an email while I was crying...
SFP> Philip
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