That's the line that suddenly kept pounding in my head after reading:
July 20th 2006 IDF SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCEMENT IDF drops leaflets to ensure the safety of Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip As part of the IDF's operation to stop the Qassam rocket barrages against Israel, the IDF dropped leaflets addressing the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip. The leaflets are intended to warn the population not to stay in structures that are used for storing weaponry, before they are targeted by the IDF.
So I quickly googled to check if someone had really said it. Leo Durocher was known to have said some other great things, such as:
I come to win.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.Leo Durocher (July 27, 1905 - October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip", was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Upon his retirement, he ranked 5th all-time among managers with 2,008 career victories, and second only to John McGraw in National League history. Through 2005, Durocher still ranked 9th in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's career was dogged by clashes with authority and the press.
I can just imagine what he'd say about Israel's mode of "fighting." I've always considered sports to be a good way to learn the truth of life, and maybe we ought to have more baseball in Israel.
This "war" is just going on and on, and I just can't figure it out.
Maybe it will be a good thing for me to be going away from the computer and internet on a daily basis. This time I'm not looking for frequent contact, though American TV news is the pits. Last year I found it terribly frustrating not knowing what was really happening.
I'll just have to rely on my family calling me and consider "no news is good news." That's not really true, since I do want news, but I have no faith in any of the politicians including the ones I voted for.
Only a few more days until I fly, G-d willing.
All I can say is that we need a really big miracle, since the left isn't learning too quickly, and the right doesn't seem to have much of a sense of direction.
Shabbat Shalom
2 comments:
Don't be so certain on this one. The far left is taking a serious beating in the states this time. I was thinking about going over there
in October as a volunteer. However there are some items I have to take care of.
Rivka, it's hard to follow someone trying to catch his own tail.
Beak, don't forget that it's the far-left here in charge and dominating the media.
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