Hello readers and followers,
This month Israel has celebrated Passover. The people of Israel who were enslaved and oppressed (with the goal to annihilate them) by the egyptians were saved by God. During the Seder meal the Jewish people remind themselves that "In each and every generation someone rise against us to destroy us... [But the holy one saves us]" (free translation).
This month we also commemorate and remember the Holocaust. 6 millions Jews were murdered for being Jews (and many were murdered for having one parent or grandparent who is Jewish) by the Nazis and their allies.
This month we also commemorate and remember all who were murdered and died during security service (soldiers, policeman, prison guards, intelligence workers) and the victims of wars and terror attacks against our nation. Over 23,000.
This month we also celebrated the 67th Independence day of the modern state of Israel. Getting this far isn't obvious at all. We are under constant threat for our existence. Rockets, terror attacks, wars, and our enemies still call and plan to destroy us. Yet we did it. But our struggle for existence and independence never stops.
At the evening of Independence day rockets were fired from Gaza to Israel. luckily none was hurt.
At night between Friday and Saturday,in Jerusalem, a palestinian terrorist tried to stab policewoman and other policemen.
At Saturday evening, in Hebron another terrorist stabbed a policeman near "Cave of the Patriarchs". a holy site for both Jews and Muslims.
Still Saturday evening, a molotov cocktail was thrown to a bus on its way to Jerusalem. luckily except the driver there were no passengers at the bus when it happened.
Saturday night, Jerusalem 3 policeman were attacked by a driver (its a new popular trend in terror attacks against Israelis encouraged by the terror organizations. Last week in the Holocaust Memorial day there was an attack that killed Shalom Yohai Sherki). When ambulances came to treat and take the injured to the hospital rioters started throwing stones at them and the ambulances. Riots and violence erupted by palestinians in Jerusalem.
This incidents are just from this weekend (except the one I mentioned in which Shalom Yohai Shreki was murdered). This month we both celebrate our independence and freedom, but also remember that there are many who keep trying to annihilate us. They hurt us. they kill some of us, but our spirit will not break. We will survive and flourish, we'll grow, we'll remain free.
Dov Trachtman - The Man in Fort
