No Words... אין מילים

Many people here in Israel and the Jewish World know exactly what I mean.

A tiny baby died today.

The tiny baby was one of the youngest victims of Arab terrorism.

The tiny baby was even younger than Yehuda Shoham, HaY"aD, a neighbor of mine, who at the age of five months died as the result of a terror attack less than twenty years ago.

There have been so many Arab terror attacks against innocent Jews that it's hard to remember them all, and it's hard to remember all of the victims.

But for the past few days many of us have been praying for this tiny baby, whether we know the family or not. Actually, many of us have discovered that we do know the family. And even if we don't have a personal connection, how could anyone remain disengaged from the story of a young beautiful couple who had been among a handful of people trying to get a ride outside of Ofra and were shot and injured by Arab terrorists?

The most seriously injured was a young woman,  married barely a year ago. She was pregnant with their first child. And now the baby is dead, and the young mother has to recover from life-threatening injuries.

Our thoughts, love and sympathy are with Amichai and Shira Ish-Ran, their family and close friends.

Baruch Dayan Ha'emett
ברוך דיין האמת
Blessed is The True Judge

Section of Shiloh Cemetery
The cemetery was started when Rachella Druk, HaYa"D, was murdered by Arab terrorists over twenty five years ago.

Zachor! Remember!

This upcoming Shabbat is Shabbat Zachor! Remember! It's a mitzvah, Torah commandment to remember that we have enemies who want to destroy us completely and take advantage of our weaknesses, like the Biblical Amaleks.

This Shabbat also marks twenty-two 22 years since I was injured in an Arab terror attack, which was the first ramming attack. A woman was murdered by the Arab terrorist at "my" terror attack, and a couple of dozen were injured more seriously than myself.

Yesterday, when on a bus home, I suddenly noticed that two of the bus windows had obvious signs that they had been hit by rocks. And it's no secret that there are periodic Arab terror attacks, low-tech rock throwing, on the roads. Rocks when thrown by Arab terrorists can kill, too.  Yehuda Shoham, HaYa"D, the baby son of neighbors was killed by Arab terrorists throwing rocks at their car.

I posted the photos on Instagram and facebook. Lots of people asked what had happened, so I replied that the damage was from an old attack. Egged Taavura just hasn't replaced the windows. Then someone wrote that those damaged windows are a reminder, like Shabbat Zachor. That's a very good point.

REMEMBER we have real enemies who want us dead and no allies who will help defend us. We, the Jewish People only have each other and Gd.

Arab Stone Throwers are Murderers!

Deaths of Asher and Yonatan Palmer, father and son were caused by an Arab terrorist stone thrower.

The world is up in arms against Israel's proposed policy to get harsher against Arab terrorists, of all ages, who attempt to murder Jews by throwing rocks, stones and boulders at them.

Netanyahu threatens to target young Palestinian stone-throwers

Israel is considering giving its security forces a freer hand to shoot at young Palestinian stone-throwers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday.

Under standing orders, Israeli soldiers facing violent Palestinian protests can open fire with live bullets only in life-threatening situations. That effectively bans firing at Palestinians who flee after hurling a rock or petrol bomb.

But after meeting with several cabinet ministers and security chiefs to discuss an increase in stone-throwing in Jerusalem and on a highway in the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu suggested the rules could be hardened.

"Since the justice system finds it difficult to deal with minors who throw rocks, changes to orders on opening fire towards stone- and petrol bomb-throwers will be examined," the prime minister's office said in a statement.

Netanyahu was quoted as saying at the session that his government's policy was one of "zero tolerance towards stone-throwing and zero tolerance towards terror". (Reuters)

The body of 5-month-old Yehuda Shoham, draped in a prayer shawl, is carried by his father in front of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office during a funeral procession in Jerusalem 
Monday, June 11, 2001. (Kedushat Hashem)

The reality is that many Israelis of all ages, including five month old Yehuda Shoham of Shiloh, have been murdered or seriously injured by such terror attacks.

In all honesty, I don't really trust Prime Minister Netanyahu to make such a clear ruling. He's more worried about the reactions of the world and the Israeli Left than he should be.

The Reuters headline tries to give the impression, to stress the youth of the Arab terrorists, as if they are playing an innocent game. First of all, these terror attacks are done of Arab terrorists of all ages, but it has been revealed that the terror leaders try to send the youth out davka because they are not punished by Israeli authorities as severly as adults are. In too many cases, they are just sent home and then become family and neighborhood heros. These young terrorists also quickly lose all fear of the IDF and Israeli Police, because they are treated as foolish youth rather than dangerous terrorists.

Don't forget that terror attacks are still immoral, illegal terror attacks even if the terrorist is "under age."