I had just taken a banana cake out of the oven when I heard of tonight's attack in a yeshiva in Jerusalem. My heart stopped. The happy pre-shabbos feeling and yummy smell of cake faded from my mind as I rushed to find out what happened. After reading the news I felt sick to my stomach. This is the first terror attack Jerusalem has seen in years. Now that I live in Jerusalem, news of attacks anywhere in Israel hit closer to home. My husband and myself both take buses. It can't be avoided really. Every time I leave the house the thought of will everything be ok crosses my mind, but I quickly push it out of my head because you can't think like that, but I can't help it.
Questions of a 3rd intifadah starting are in the news. The terrorist that killed those 8 innocent students and wounded many others was the holder of a blue Israeli ID card, and he was also a driver for the yeshiva. A brutal attack is what Israeli's get from this murderer who was living under Israeli rule?! Enough is enough. From this attack it's seen that no Palestinian can be trusted. I never understood why Palestinian/Arabs were allowed a blue ID card. Do the Israeli's really think that if any one of them could kill an innocent civilian, they wouldn't jump at the chance?! Tonight's attack proved that. I think Israel needs to worry about their citizens first and foremost and forget about being humanitarian to the Palestinians and forget about the world's opinion. Time and time again Israel has given the Palestinians chance after chance, including providing them with water, electricity, health care, guns, training, education and even money. I think the only solution to this vicious circle is for Israel to bomb the hell out of Gaza once and for all. If Israel is really concerned about Palestinian civilian casualties, the army should give civilians notice that they have a certain amount of time to get out of Gaza and then they should let loose. Sure, maybe they'll cry that they have no place to go but that's no longer our concern and it doesn't change the fact that there's still only one Jewish State. Eight families will bury their children. How many more innocent people have to pay the ultimate price for this hatred?
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Hon, you have to try to remember (I know it's hard) that there are innocent Palestinians as well. There are women and children who wish the fighting would stop who are Palestinian, just like there are innocent Jews in Jerusalem.
Remember that on 9/11, America wasn't attacked by all the arabs... Just some crazy militant ones involved in un-orthodox views and cults.
No matter what the nationality or religion, we have to be careful when we judge because nothing is ever completely cut and dry, my dear. Time will help.
I WANT SOME BANANNA CAKE!
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