Terrorist Boot Camp in Destroyed Synagogue
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It's been three years since the disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria.
In those three years, it's estimated that Hamas has amassed thousands of rockets and millions of bullets with which to murder Jews.
I admit, when the disengagement first started looking like a reality, I was all for it. Really.
Naively, I believed that if we pulled out, we would be able to say to the rest of the world:
"See? We really do want peace! We're willing to forcefully pull our pioneers away from their homes, because we want peace so much. We're willing to give up land that was given to us in the Torah, because we want peace so much."
And I thought that the rest of the world would take a chill and the next time the terrorists shot rockets at us from Gaza, the world would be understanding when we sent our army back in there to kick some terrorist butt.
Now, I fully admit my mistake. I was wrong. And I feel sorta like one of the German Jews who naively thought that "this can't happen."
Since 2005, there have been thousands of rockets falling on sovereign Israeli land -- land that is, in fact, recognized by the world to be part of Israel. Thousands.
Children have panic attacks. Kids can't go to school or camp without worrying that there might be a rocket attack.
Ever been in a room when a balloon popped unexpectedly? Did you jump for a second? Of course you did. Now, magnify the volume of the sound of that balloon popping by oh, about a thousand. Combine it with sirens that go off screaming "Code Red! Code Red!" and the idea that you might be killed in the next 15 seconds. Now run as fast as you can, and see how far you can get in that 15 seconds. Imagine trying to live your life in such a way that you are never more than 15 seconds away from a bomb shelter.
Now imagine living like that for three years, knowing that the Israeli government is doing absolutely nothing to protect you.
Meanwhile, the smuggling of Hamas weapons has intensified, because there's no Israeli presence to help stop the tunneling -- and Egypt has a financial interest in selling weapons to Gazans.
And I haven't even begun to talk about the people who are now refugees in Israel, after having gone to Gaza at the direct behest of the previous Israeli governments and asked to be pioneers. The State has not given them what they were entitled to. There are some still living in tents, because they're waiting for the permits to build their homes. Others still can't find jobs. They're being taken care of by other caring Jews, which unfortunately doesn't include our own government.
Now, as seen in the video above -- I'd recommend watching the first 20 seconds or so, then skipping to about halfway through, because in between is a female terrorist reading aloud from a paper in Arabic, unless you understand Arabic and want to hear what she has to say.
It's like Billy Blanks' Boot Camp for Hamas Terrorists. Really, it has good music, though I assume the words are probably not so nice... and there were a few moments during the video when I had to restrain myself from doing the exercises they were doing.
They are readying themselves to fight.
And it's being held in a former synagogue.
The homes evacuated now lay empty.
Gaza is reportedly unbelievably overcrowded, yet when they were given hundreds of homes, they chose to destroy them as having belonged to Jews, instead of moving into them.
What about the world accepting our sacrifices in the name of peace? Yeah, right.
The minute the rockets started flying again after the disengagement, cries of "restrain yourselves!" came from the rest of the world.
The media reports that there are no injuries, as if the trauma of having rockets shot at you 24 hours a day has no affect.
People complain that Gazans are dying, because Israel won't let them in for medical treatment. I remind you: We have absolutely no obligation to treat them in the first place. We do, for the most part, because we are compassionate people... however, after having several attempted terrorist attacks by people who "needed medical attention," we tend to be more careful about who we allow through the crossings.
People complain when we even threaten to reduce the amount of oil and electricity allowed in, because it creates humanitarian crises. So why is Hamas using so much oil and electricity to create weapons and terrorist boot camp, instead of alleviating the suffering of the people?
Three years... and not a single thing, not one thing, has gotten better.
I am so sorry that I ever, ever supported the disengagement.
It's been three years since the disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria.
In those three years, it's estimated that Hamas has amassed thousands of rockets and millions of bullets with which to murder Jews.
I admit, when the disengagement first started looking like a reality, I was all for it. Really.
Naively, I believed that if we pulled out, we would be able to say to the rest of the world:
"See? We really do want peace! We're willing to forcefully pull our pioneers away from their homes, because we want peace so much. We're willing to give up land that was given to us in the Torah, because we want peace so much."
And I thought that the rest of the world would take a chill and the next time the terrorists shot rockets at us from Gaza, the world would be understanding when we sent our army back in there to kick some terrorist butt.
Now, I fully admit my mistake. I was wrong. And I feel sorta like one of the German Jews who naively thought that "this can't happen."
Since 2005, there have been thousands of rockets falling on sovereign Israeli land -- land that is, in fact, recognized by the world to be part of Israel. Thousands.
Children have panic attacks. Kids can't go to school or camp without worrying that there might be a rocket attack.
Ever been in a room when a balloon popped unexpectedly? Did you jump for a second? Of course you did. Now, magnify the volume of the sound of that balloon popping by oh, about a thousand. Combine it with sirens that go off screaming "Code Red! Code Red!" and the idea that you might be killed in the next 15 seconds. Now run as fast as you can, and see how far you can get in that 15 seconds. Imagine trying to live your life in such a way that you are never more than 15 seconds away from a bomb shelter.
Now imagine living like that for three years, knowing that the Israeli government is doing absolutely nothing to protect you.
Meanwhile, the smuggling of Hamas weapons has intensified, because there's no Israeli presence to help stop the tunneling -- and Egypt has a financial interest in selling weapons to Gazans.
And I haven't even begun to talk about the people who are now refugees in Israel, after having gone to Gaza at the direct behest of the previous Israeli governments and asked to be pioneers. The State has not given them what they were entitled to. There are some still living in tents, because they're waiting for the permits to build their homes. Others still can't find jobs. They're being taken care of by other caring Jews, which unfortunately doesn't include our own government.
Now, as seen in the video above -- I'd recommend watching the first 20 seconds or so, then skipping to about halfway through, because in between is a female terrorist reading aloud from a paper in Arabic, unless you understand Arabic and want to hear what she has to say.
It's like Billy Blanks' Boot Camp for Hamas Terrorists. Really, it has good music, though I assume the words are probably not so nice... and there were a few moments during the video when I had to restrain myself from doing the exercises they were doing.
They are readying themselves to fight.
And it's being held in a former synagogue.
The homes evacuated now lay empty.
Gaza is reportedly unbelievably overcrowded, yet when they were given hundreds of homes, they chose to destroy them as having belonged to Jews, instead of moving into them.
What about the world accepting our sacrifices in the name of peace? Yeah, right.
The minute the rockets started flying again after the disengagement, cries of "restrain yourselves!" came from the rest of the world.
The media reports that there are no injuries, as if the trauma of having rockets shot at you 24 hours a day has no affect.
People complain that Gazans are dying, because Israel won't let them in for medical treatment. I remind you: We have absolutely no obligation to treat them in the first place. We do, for the most part, because we are compassionate people... however, after having several attempted terrorist attacks by people who "needed medical attention," we tend to be more careful about who we allow through the crossings.
People complain when we even threaten to reduce the amount of oil and electricity allowed in, because it creates humanitarian crises. So why is Hamas using so much oil and electricity to create weapons and terrorist boot camp, instead of alleviating the suffering of the people?
Three years... and not a single thing, not one thing, has gotten better.
I am so sorry that I ever, ever supported the disengagement.
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