A Reminder on Erev Shabbat

It's been a long weary week - more than a week - it's been a long weary month.... Things are relatively quiet at the border so far today. We did hit a warehouse in Rafiah yesterday (IAF) and conducted a strike which injured a few people in Khan Yunis, but other than that we just received the rockets I reported on last night.

Lots of political jabber here in Israel and lots of meaningless words bantered around the world..still discussing us (Israel), as if the world had absolutely nothing else to talk about.

But, just a reminder, as we sign off for Shabbat, what this Gaza War is all about. Ten thousand beautiful Israelis lived in Gush Katif, farming the sand and producing magnificent crops for Israel and for export. The Arabs in the area were thrilled when the Jews came back into Gaza, because they said, now the land will grow produces and be bountiful again. Only under the Jews does the Land produce.

And they, the local Arabs, participated in and benefited by the bounty.

Elements were there of course, stirred on by western nations and left wing Jews who hate Israel, to stir up trouble. The residents of Gush Katif held their own however, even after the IDF withdrew.

But, when Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert and a cowardly Knesset decided to uproot them and destroy their beautiful homes, greenhouses, synagogues and communities, our Land, and our People, went into a deep depression from which we haven't recovered

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It haunted us through Lebanon and through thousands of rockets falling in the south and continued trauma of the residents.

Gush Katif Photos MKFremont & GBlech

Until we finally had no choice but to go back into Gaza.

Absolutely true to the words of every opponent to the disengagement.

War Photo by IDF

From lush greenhouses and produce to War because we gave up our Land....not only gave it up, but gave to those who wished to destroy us.

Only when Operation Cast Lead began, did the country sense a whisper of hope again...because of the injustice done to these beautiful people, because the expulsion brought tragedy and terror, because it was felt, finally we will stand up for what is right and defend our land and our people. But,true to the lack wisdom and character on the part of our leaders, this hope was dashed within a short while when, once again, this government snatched victory from our grasp.

Lulls are not the same as cessation...and even lulls, when dealing the kind of enemy we do, produce lethal attacks...which we witnessed last week.

We may be tired of fighting, Mr. Olmert, only because you and your friends never allow us to win. And we are very tired of fighting with the hapless, corrupt and immoral leaders in this country.

Never, Mr. Olmert, will we be tired of winning. We will see that day when we win. And we will see the beautiful lushness of Gush Katif once again marry with the Sea, settled by Jews and belonging, as it should, to Israel once again.

Shabbat Shalom