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ISRAELI GOVERNMENT DESTROYS HOLY SITES by Helen Freedman, Executive Director
September 4, 2012
That's an alarming headline. If the holy sites were Muslim, there would be a world-wide outcry of condemnation. Instead, because the synagogue and mikveh of a Jewish community are destroyed, one hardly hears a murmur of disapproval. Yes, there were many Israelis who fought against the destruction of Migron. There were many of us in the "galut" who cried out against it. But the sanctity of an outrageous and unjust Supreme Court decision held sway, and on America's Labor Day, the hated Yassamnikim, the black-robed destroyers of the Israeli police, arrived to do their dirty work.
I saw these people face to face seven years ago in Neve Dekalim, Gush Katif/Gaza, when they formed an unbreakable line of resistance against the Gush Katif residents who were pleading with them not to destroy their communities. I saw the impassive faces, the cold stares, and the total indifference of the destroyers. Of course, they were only carrying out the orders of their superiors.
Today, PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are delivering these orders and the underlings are executing them. Along with the homes, schools, playgrounds, shops, nurseries, offices, and community halls which were destroyed, the mikveh and synagogue will also be leveled. What malevolent force drives Israel's leaders to order such evil? And what pretense there is in suggesting that this is simply moving people from one home to another!!
Sincerely,
Robin Ticker
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