The world, and most especially the Erev Rav ruling regime, are in a rush to condemn the IDF soldier's actions demonstrated in this picture.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says an IDF soldier’s damaging of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon is a “shameful action” and apologizes for the incident.An image shared on social media yesterday by a Lebanese journalist and authenticated by the IDF showed the soldier smashing a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer.“The damaging of a Christian religious symbol by an IDF soldier in southern Lebanon is grave and disgraceful. I commend the IDF for its statement, for condemning the incident, and for conducting an investigation into the matter,” Sa’ar writes on X.“I’m confident that the necessary strict measures will be taken against whoever carried out this ugly act. This shameful action is completely contrary to our values. Israel is a country that respects the different religions and their sacred symbols, and upholds tolerance and respect among faiths. We apologize for this incident and to every Christian whose feelings were hurt,” he adds.
"Contrary to our values": We hear quite a lot about this conflict of "values" in this country, but this situation is much better framed as a conflict of wills - humanity vs. its Creator. There's no better time than today, just before the Zionist holiday of "Independence", to highlight this internal war.
In the rush to judge and condemn the actions of this soldier, it is worthwhile for the Torah loyalists to review what HKB"H communicated to us via the prophet Yeshayahu (27.9)...
"Therefore, through this shall Jacob's iniquity be atoned for, and this shall be the fruit of his sin's removal: When he makes all the altar stones like ground chalk stones, and Asherah-trees and sun-idols arise no more."
[Rashi] Therefore. Now, too, with this, Jacob’s iniquity would be atoned for, to merit to be redeemed as then.
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Personally, I commend this soldier for smashing this vile Avodah Zara.
ReplyDeleteI think some of us do things like this uncalled-for apology on the part of our Foreign Minister out of their (faulty) misunderstanding that other religions recognize us in any small way possible, because we haven't been properly treated for extended long periods of time and our perception (representatives such as our foreign minister are included in my thought here, besides our own) may be mistaken. I'm pointing this out only to put the responses of Jews, and those above us, in perspective.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can develop even more effective responses to our government's reaction, as well as commending the soldier, which I agree with.
I'm going out to sit shiva with my alte rebbetzin over her father's passing, but I'll be back, be"H, b"n. -HDG
It has come to this....
ReplyDeleteA religious Jew cant fulfill his beliefs, but EVERYONE ELSE CAN!
-leah