Unilateral Retreat August 24, 2001 Again, yesterday was one of those days. Another one too many. Gunfire can never be defined as fun. Especially when it is aimed at you, your wife, children, family, friends, acquaintances, soldiers, etc. Seeing anyone hit by gunfire is appalling, especially when the gunfire could have been prevented. Pictures of children injured by terrorist acts, […]
Read moreThe Girls from New YorkAug 23, 2001 Shalom, I’d like to tell you this evening about an example of heroism. Two weeks ago a group of seven young women associated with theChabad Lubovitch movement arrived here, all from Brooklyn, New York.Their mission: to volunteer in Hebron for two weeks. These days, with war raging all around us, I have nothing […]
Read moreA Living Ideal August 22, 2001 Earlier this month I hosted two American tourists in my home. We spoke for over an hour and a half, with my two guests peppering me with questions. They weren’t asking just for the sake of asking. They really wanted to know and understand. The truth is that there is much that is indeed […]
Read moreThe Gazan HorseAugust 5, 2001 Everybody’s talking about it – the hit list. Or rather, I should say, hit lists. Because there’s more than one. Let’s start with the list presented to the “neutral Americans.” Arafat’s henchmen demanded that Israel arrest all those so-called “Jewish terrorists” on the list. If not, they would be eliminated. Who heads this list? Terrorist number […]
Read more1929 August 5, 2001 A few years ago an older man, together with a younger woman, walked into my office, here in Hebron. Seeing them, I asked how I could be of assistance. The gentleman said to me, “My name is Shalom Goldshmidt. My father, Moshe Goldshmidt, was murdered here in Hebron in 1929. I’m here with my daughter, who has […]
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