I always enjoy your work, Rabbi Jack, and I take to heart and mind your words today. While I'm sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians refugees, I find the actions of Hamas inhumane. I can't help but to think the control Hamas has over the Palestinian people, is quite similar to what is now taking place in America. I don't understand how a populace are so concerned about creating a "good life" to see what's happening when a group of power hungry individuals seek control of the people for their own gain. In my mind, we will soon have at least two (or more) large populations forced to serve as servants to their overlords. And it's not just in the Middle East and America, it continues throughout the world, time and time again. I look to and pray for a true peace between all mankind, all religions, that sees all as living in one peaceful world. I will always believe and work for universal peace and brotherhood. At 87 years of age, I'll probably not see this happen in this life, but I'll see it happen in my next journey.
Thank you for your note Flavius. Unfortunately it seems according to Arab conducted studies that most of Gaza, and certainly most of the Palestinian West Bank condones, supports and even celebrates the actions of Hamas on October 7 and since. The open air spectacles that Hamas put together this week, well-attended by locals Gazans are, to me and many people around the world, clear indications of the depth of cultural rot in Palestinian society. The lack of protest by Palestinians is of course due in part to fear, but I believe that societies need to take responsibility for themselves. Hamas is not a “colonizing force” in Gaza. They are the elected government. They are nourished by families who send their kids to be brainwashed and trained to be martyrs. The peaceful world you and I dream of demands that we recognize depravity for what it is and expect from individuals and societies to take responsibility for their actions.
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I always enjoy your work, Rabbi Jack, and I take to heart and mind your words today. While I'm sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians refugees, I find the actions of Hamas inhumane. I can't help but to think the control Hamas has over the Palestinian people, is quite similar to what is now taking place in America. I don't understand how a populace are so concerned about creating a "good life" to see what's happening when a group of power hungry individuals seek control of the people for their own gain. In my mind, we will soon have at least two (or more) large populations forced to serve as servants to their overlords. And it's not just in the Middle East and America, it continues throughout the world, time and time again. I look to and pray for a true peace between all mankind, all religions, that sees all as living in one peaceful world. I will always believe and work for universal peace and brotherhood. At 87 years of age, I'll probably not see this happen in this life, but I'll see it happen in my next journey.
Thank you for your note Flavius. Unfortunately it seems according to Arab conducted studies that most of Gaza, and certainly most of the Palestinian West Bank condones, supports and even celebrates the actions of Hamas on October 7 and since. The open air spectacles that Hamas put together this week, well-attended by locals Gazans are, to me and many people around the world, clear indications of the depth of cultural rot in Palestinian society. The lack of protest by Palestinians is of course due in part to fear, but I believe that societies need to take responsibility for themselves. Hamas is not a “colonizing force” in Gaza. They are the elected government. They are nourished by families who send their kids to be brainwashed and trained to be martyrs. The peaceful world you and I dream of demands that we recognize depravity for what it is and expect from individuals and societies to take responsibility for their actions.