A 28-year-old worker in a moving company trying to reach Ma’aleh Adumim narrowly escaped a lynch attempt in the village of Issawiya in northeast Jerusalem on Sunday after his GPS device mistakenly directed him there.
His car was pelted with stones and he was beaten by locals. The man was rushed to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital sustaining light head injuries.
His life was saved by one of village heads and his sons. “He’s lucky he survived,” the muhtar told Ynet. “We’re against violence from both sides and we must stand up and say no to violence.”
Border Guard forces were rushed to the scene as well as Magen David Adom units, which took the victim to the hospital. Police forces canvassed the area but no detainees have been reported.
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And these are our FUTURE PEACE PARTNERS???
Hey. let’s make peace with these guys! Ain’t that a great idea? You see, they also believe in it, but they spell it differently: P-I-E-C-E — they want the whole piece, or they’ll make pieces of us!
When the State of Israel decided on their national anthem, they put in the words “lihyot am chafshi be’artzeinu”. They of course meant, “to be a free nation within their land”. However, many understood that the true intent of the word “chafshi” meant “chafshi” from the mitzvohs. This article and many such articles R”L show that “chafshi” obviously does not exists as it should,therefore we are left with the other interpertation.
#3,
Even if “Chafshi” is used in its usual sense, the ultimate goal of Klal Yisrael was never simply to be free from oppression.
Rav Aharon Soloveichik, ZT”L, made one change: “Lihyos Am KADOSH be’artzeinu.” That’s the way it was sung in schools under his leadership. It’s amazing how changing one word can make such a difference!