Musings #125 Trust

Musings #125
June 14, 2005
Eve of 8th of Sivan

Trust

Do you trust Michael Jackson, even though the American jurors declared him innocent? Would you let your son, grandson, brother or any other young male you care about sleep in the same bed together with Michael Jackson?

Tonight, on the Israeli TV news one of the commentators very wisely said that he couldn’t understand how any normal responsible mother permitted her son to lay together in bed with Michael Jackson or any other adult male. As a mother, grandmother and suspicious by nature adult, I agree. But I couldn’t help but wondering why all those outraged broadcasters and social and political experts can’t transfer this wisdom to our political and defense situation.

I have a few very simple questions, which to my mind are very similar.

Do you trust that the Arab terrorists Israel keeps releasing will be law abiding and avoid participating in terrorist activities against Jews and Israelis? Would you want any of your loved ones near them?

Do you trust Abu Mazen to protect Israeli cities after Disengagement? Would you want to live in Sderot, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Yad Mordechai and the Southern Negev after Disengagement? http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=83862 Do you think that the Arabs will be satisfied after the Jews of Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron are made homeless? Now for a different question: Have the Arabs promised peace in exchange for Gush Katif and Northern Shomron?

If anyone can honestly answer yes to these questions, then I guess they should pack up their young sons, grandsons, nephews and brothers and send them to Neverland to sleep with Michael Jackson. If you can honestly say that you trust Yassir Arafat’s successor, Abu Mazen, then trusting Michael Jackson’s should be real easy for you.

Michael Jackson may be a tad peculiar, and he may even be some sort of pervert, but remember: the godly American System of Justice declared him innocent of any crime. According to the jurors who spent months together listening to the sort of testimony that kept “peeping Tom’s” reading the tabloids, Michael Jackson was innocent. He didn’t commit any crime at all. He wasn’t even convicted of serving alcoholic drinks to minors. This was all “child’s play.” Michael Jackson was just an innocent victim.

That’s what happened this week in America, the country idolized by many Israelis. This week the Jewish World celebrated the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot is the holiday that commemorates the Jewish People’s acceptance of the Ten Commandments, which encompass, symbolize all of the mitzvot, the G-d given commandments.

Tradition tells us that all Jewish souls, who would ever exist, were together at Mount Sinai. We all said: “Na’aseh v’nishma,” “We will do and we will listen.” First we promised, without reading the fine print, without even knowing what we were agreeing to.

As Jews our laws and standards are set. They were given to us thousands of years ago, and we agreed. They are for all of us. There’s no jury to decide according to someone’s celebrity if he’s guilty or innocent. No other country has the right to determine of borders and our means of defense and commerce.

While the rest of the world may celebrate or condemn Michael Jackson, we have more important things to worry about.

We must save our country! We must stop Disengagement, now!

Batya Medad, Shiloh
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