Acknowledging the obvious

July 2, 2008 - 7:15 PM by

It’s impossible to blog about life in Israel without acknowledging the terrible (and slightly surreal) terrorist attack today in Jerusalem. If you haven’t heard by now a Palestinian construction worker went on a rampage in a bulldozer crashing through cars, overturning buses and attacking pedestrians. This attack left three dead and over sixty wounded.

In a strange twist, Moshe Plesser, the off duty soldier from the elite Egoz unit who killed the terrorist and ended the attack is the brother in law of David Shapira, the off duty soldier who killed the terrorist in the attack on the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva back in March. I guess heroism runs strong in that family.

Terrorist attacks are few and far between these days but when they do happen, they obviously pack a wallop. It’s a chilling reminder of how fragile life, how powerful hatred is, and how we all somehow continue to live through despite with it all.

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  1. Nicky on Thu, Jul 3rd 2008 8:20 AM

    2. I remember the days when the whole country used to shut down after a terror attack. The radio and TV would play only sad music, or show footage of the violence.

    Those days are long gone.

    We’ve learned how to incorporate these losses and move on.
    This isn’t just about resilience, it’s about optimism and hope for a better future.

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