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MAG's avatar

Nothing ever changes with the hatred of the Jews. This will keep happening again and again. Israel must adopt a scorched earth mentality and communicate this. Israel needs to be feared; they will never be loved, but if feared, they may be left alone.

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EKB's avatar

I think Israel has established the deterrent that she had lost before Oct 7. She will need to keep it up though. It depends on what Trump does going forward however. If he turns into another Biden then that deterrence may be compromised. But the less Israel needs to depend on the US for weaponry the better off she will be. That way she isn’t subject to the vagaries of the US political class.

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Kip🎗️'s avatar

Perfectly stated. I think I'm still in denial over this. I don't know if I can handle the truth.

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EKB's avatar

Thanks. I have noticed that alot of newspapers that were reporting on this have removed their articles, I think out of deference to the Bibas family request. I think they want to wait and see what happens on Thursday, even though we all know the truth.

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Donna Weinstein's avatar

While I tried not to think about their demise, the dire reality has hit hard. The reality of these precious souls gone is too much to bear. I am now very concerned about how Yarden will ever be able to pick up the pieces of his decimated life. This is a modern day Holocaust story. Their family has been decimated by demons of sheer evil. Let us pray that those who carried out these heinous crimes suffer a thousand fold of pain. May the murders of all innocents be avenged without mercy.

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EKB's avatar

I was thinking about this the other day. These who survived hamas captivity who lost entire families are like holocaust survivors. At least Israel can help them, how they will recover only hashem knows.

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Donna Weinstein's avatar

A childhood friend is a trauma psychologist. She says that some traumas are too terrible to heal from through conventional methodologies. She is helping to bring awareness and fundraise for The Resilience Center, a specialized clinic addressing extreme trauma, located in Jerusalem as part of the Shaare Zedek Hospital. This clinic is funded by The Jerusalem Foundation (a charitable status organization in US and Canada)

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Ciska Schenk's avatar

Thank you 🙏🏽. Europe is already suffering terror attacks but is still in denial of the fact that Israel's fight for survival is directly linked to Iran's dream of annihilating Israel and then conquer the world by jihad and the fact that NO Arab Muslim state is recognizing Isreal nor openly condemning these 2 facts. What's happening in the UK is what the Muslim Brotherhood has planned a century ago. Western standards of peace and tolerance do not exist in the Quran. Since the Quran cannot be changed or adapted, all intentions to do so are misleading and contradictory to its teachings, which allows deceiving aka taqiya to achieve jihad. It's utterly sad that mankind is in denial of the evil spread by this distorted cult.

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S. Joseph's avatar

What a great article! You nailed it. Here’s the thing. I’m sick of being sad. WE NEED TO GET ANGRY! I’m already angry and sick to death of these Islamic Nazis. These terrorists take hostages everywhere they fight, so why doesn’t Israel take some too? Imagine the outrage! It would be interesting because we could see what avenues they’d take to get them back! Isn’t time to fight them like they fight Israel and Jews? I say YES!

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EKB's avatar

I don't want to become them. Yes be angry. But be rational. Do not allow ourselves to become them, then they truly have won.

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April's avatar

It's so, so sad. Sad isn't the word. Devastating. Even though we knew. I am so sick of Americans right now who don't give a blank about Israel or the hostages, especially those American Jews who seem to care more about the people who want to kill all Jews and then come for the rest of Western civilization than they do about our Israeli brothers and sisters. Maybe I'm not supposed to say that but that's how I feel. Grow a spine Americans. This is our fight too, that Israel has fought alone long enough. Of course many Jews in the diaspora have done amazing things. The head of the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia spoke at an event I went to awhile back and talked about all the money they had raised to send to Israel. He was awesome. I need to hang out with more people like that.

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S. Joseph's avatar

Here’s another problem. Every Jewish organization I’ve seen in the U.S. is liberal! Imagine if a whole nation only had liberal politicians to run our nations. Someone needs to set up a conservative Jewish organization.

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EKB's avatar

There are conservative Jewish orgs, they just don't make much noise or there are jewish orgs that don't take a stand. Look towards the orthodox, chabad, and groups like stopantisemitism.org these groups may be what you are looking for

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April's avatar

I have attended many events at the Penn Chabad. The rabbi and his wife have kinda adopted me. I am so grateful.

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John McDonagh's avatar

I'm gutted, despondent. Hard to be positive right now. If this is absolutely, definitely true, may their memories be a blessing.

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Pamela Schieber's avatar

It's horrendous and the Lefties financed USAID that pressured and paid them to cry and whine.

You never show your hand.

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S. Joseph's avatar

It’s worse than that. It’s not just lefties, it’s actually people from the ME who Biden has been flying in for his whole term. Same with Obama.

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EKB's avatar

USAID and the amount of money that went to Hamas is criminal. Powers knew what she was doing when she did it. She needs to go to prison for violation of the Taylor Force Act.

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Jeffrey G. Shapiro's avatar

Carthago delenda est.

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EKB's avatar

To the very last one!

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Jeffrey G. Shapiro's avatar

And sow the ground with salt.

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Gladys's avatar

I am so sad…and I cannot continue to read. May their memories be for a blessing to their families, friends and all of Israel. 💔💔💔😭😭😭

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