A Jarring Circumlocution

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Many today mindlessly shout what they think to be an 'innocuuos slogan...'

Today I hear a jarring circumlocution ‘One solution, intifada revolution’ The first Intifada lasted from ’87 to ‘93 A perilous time to be an Israeli 160 Israelis were killed, 3,100 wounded after all those attacked were computed The Second Intifada stretched from 2000 to 2005 a time when 1,100 Israelis lost their lives… … not to mention thousands disabled ~ and all the widowed wives So, make no mistake about it: Intifada revolution means murdering and maiming Jews something proponents eagerly choose

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/15/2025 7:32:00 PM

Sadly. tears…

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:34:00 PM

What else can there be but tears?

Sara Baker

Date: 7/15/2025 4:34:00 PM

thanks for the history lesson and the tragedy of Intifada. Intifada makes my blood boil and seems to be in full force in NYC....!!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:40:00 PM

Even politically aware folks don't seem to realize what 'Intifada' was, is, and always will be, i.e., armed uprising!

Regina Elliott

Date: 7/15/2025 10:10:00 AM

Hi Gershon, Many of us out here pray for Zion because she has suffered so much, and Hashem puts on our hearts and souls the love for her. Shalom my good friend. ~

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:43:00 PM

Thank you for your unflagging support, Regina.

Bill Baker

Date: 7/14/2025 8:59:00 PM

Thanks for the history lessons, Gershon. Especially in Couplet poetry. BB

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:46:00 PM

Doing my best, Bill.

Anthony Biaanco

Date: 7/14/2025 8:47:00 PM

Thank you for posting Gershon the truth needs to be told. When a "neighbor" tells you that they're going to burn your house down, and every day you see them filling gas cans with flint in their hearts and hands. Action must be taken. They should have taken out their oil fields and dried up the supply of venom.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:44:00 PM

... And flooded all their tunnels too. Thanks, Anthony