{"id":29931,"date":"2012-11-15T22:15:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T22:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=29931"},"modified":"2017-02-27T05:54:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T10:54:31","slug":"israel-forgot-ask-avi-berman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/israel-forgot-ask-avi-berman\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Forgot to Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-29931 wp-image-55741 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"619\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Israel-Air-Strikes-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Israel killed the leader of Hamas&#8217; military. Israel launched 20 air strikes that the BBC described as \u201cthe worst barrage on the Palestinian territory in four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s the case, Israel\u2019s hands have been tied for four years too long.<\/p>\n<p>Israel was once the David. She was the underdog, fighting against the overwhelmingly huge Goliaths surrounding her. She had the world\u2019s sympathy.<\/p>\n<p>And then, the world changed its collective mind. It was the Six Day War, the Lebanon War, the Intifada&#8211;different people cite different times&#8211;when the roles flipped. Israel became the giant, the Palestinians the disadvantaged, the weak, the David.<\/p>\n<p>And now, depicted as a bully of epic proportions, Israel always needs to ask: <em>How much will the world let me get away with?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Israel asks this question when children are woken in the middle of the night to rush for cover from falling rockets. She asks this question when grandma is afraid to take a shower because last time the siren went off she had to run out, and her wet feet slipped on the staircase and she injured herself. And she asks it again when her people are murdered.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Israel forgot to ask. Instead, she answered some other questions that have been in the minds of hearts of Israelis and Jews around the world:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Why won\u2019t Israel\u2019s army use its strength to defend its own soldiers?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>She will.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>How can a country allow one million of her citizens to live with the constant possibility that a mortar or missile with fall on them?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>She can\u2019t.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>How many people need to be killed before Israel shows the people under fire that she cares about them?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This many.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For how long will Israel let her attackers get away with this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>No longer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/i-am-not-naive-yossi-katz\">Share<\/a> your stories and feelings about Israel. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/i-am-not-naive-yossi-katz\">Tell us<\/a> about loved ones, friends or yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The OU and RCA\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/general_article\/ou_rca_express_support_for_israels_defense_operation\">express support<\/a>\u00a0for Israel&#8217;s defense of innocent lives along Israel&#8217;s southern border. They\u00a0call upon all supporters of Israel to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/general_article\/ou_rca_express_support_for_israels_defense_operation\">engage in extra Torah study, prayer, political action, and charity<\/a>\u00a0in support of Israel&#8217;s soldiers and civilians in this battle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Special thanks to Yakira Apfel for help writing this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Avi Berman<\/strong> is the Executive Director of OU Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instead, they launched 20 air strikes. 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