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Ellerslie's avatar

You have excelled yourself again compiling information and commentary not to be found anywhere else. The clips are compelling; by turns heartwarming and chilling. The Jews are, in a sense, our cousins. There is something really beautiful about their way of life in the kibbutzim - even amid the terrible footage of the shot-up devastation you could see that they had made the desert bloom architecturally as well as horticulturally, many young couples saying "yes" to commitment and to children, with extended families living nearby. One source of on the ground military information that has taught me more about Gaza and Israel in one week that I learnt in a lifetime are the daily 10 minute video updates from Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Conricus. As I don't do Twitter, I access them via a daily link on the newsblog Power Line. I recommend this man and his clear briefings as a good representative of the resolve and humanity of the Israeli people. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/live-from-tel-aviv-7.php

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Zeke Zechman's avatar

Thanks for this. A good reminder of top level issues....life and death. There’s certainly strong strains of the gospel here. Some things resist falling into the prevalent “shades of gray” motif the west now loves.

I am haunted by the fact, though, that unseen forces can manipulate even this life and death story line. Every sacred thing is available to be used for good and ill.

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