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Ya’akov in WonderLand or 2084                                                                                                                                                                                                                             January 26, 1996 “Ya’akov, Ya’kov, wake up.  Today you are going on a classtrip.  You’ve been waiting so long – get up and get dressed fast. You don’t want to miss the bus.”                 Twelve-year old Ya’akov jumped out of bed and, lickity-split, was dressed and ready to go.  Today was to be a […]

Distinguishing between Blood and Blood and BloodJanuary 17, 1996   Whose blood is thicker and whose is thinner? Whose blood is more important and whose is less important? Whose blood is worth more, and whose is worth less? Any distinction between blood, i.e., people’s lives, is pure unadulterated racism. In Israel, racism is forbidden by law. However, in our day […]

Hebron TodayJanuary 7, 1996 Too many times we have to report the darker side of lifein Hebron. Unfortunately this is part of our everydayexistence. However, I also try to fill in ourreaders with the brighter aspects ofHebron. For example thispast Shabbat I had the honor, with nineteenother families from Hebron-Kiryat Arba, to be in Bat Yam. The ride from Hebron […]

Hebron-Past, Present and Foreverby David WilderAn Open Letter from SomewhereJanuary 5, 1996 Dear Shimmy, Nu, how are you doing in your new job? I’ve been trying to keep track, but it isn’t always possible. In the past you didn’t take too kindly to my advice. However, the changes have been so drastic that it would be prudent for you to […]

Hebron-Past, Present and ForeverPolice State December 29, 1995 David Shirel, resident of Tel Rumeida in Hebron is serving a three month administrative restraint order, issued by the Israeli Defense Forces. The order forbids him to leave his home without written permission from the army. The last time he left his home for Jerusalem with permission, he was detained for over […]

3rd candle of HanukkahThe time is 12:00 – midnight in Israel. I am sitting here with tears in my eyes. Rachel is weeping again. For the last 14 years, everytime I’ve travelled to Jerusalem, I’ve passed by Kever Rachel, the tomb of our Matriarch, beloved wife of Ya’akov – Rachel. No more. Beit Lechem is off-limits. Kever Rachel, Beit Lechem, […]

In May 1967-less than a month before the `Six-day War, our beloved teacher, Rav Zvi Yehuda Kook, of blessedmemory, on the 19th anniversary of Israeli Independence,said,“In those first hours (after the UN vote in Nov. 1947-Ed. note) I couldn’t accept what had been done, with thatawful message, that the prophecy was fulfilled – `My Landhas been divided’! Where is our […]

The house was surrounded by special law enforcement agents. Nobody would escape. Using the newly invented bullhorn, a voice blasted into the tense stillness of the early morning. “OUT OF THE HOUSE, ALL OF YOU! – Mattitayhu, you and all your trouble-making boys – out – NOW. The whole area is surrounded – don’t make us come in after you.”Inside, […]

Hebron-Past,Present and Foreverby David WilderHanukkah – Hebron Today December 15, 1995 In May 1967-less than a month before the `Six-day War,our beloved teacher, Rav Zvi Yehuda Kook, of blessedmemory, on the 19th anniversary of Israeli Independence,said,“In those first hours (after the UN vote in Nov. 1947-Ed. note) I couldn’t accept what had been done, with thatawful message, that the prophecy […]

Hebron-Past, Present and Foreverby David WilderThe Jewish Community of Hebron Democracy and MajorityDecember 1, 1995 The magic words – democracy and majority. Democracy – rule of thepeople. Majority – fifty percent plus one.I worked for two years at the School of Medicine of HebrewUniversity in Jerusalem. One of the doctoral students, very leftwing, used to speak of democracy as if […]