Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

'Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue'

      Border surveillance female scouts 
      their warnings unheeded about

      an attack, imminent, from Gazan Hamasniks
      IDF superiors pooh-poohed the risks 

      Prime Minister Netanyahu ignored their reports 
      on Yehudah and Shomron he focused his every resource

      Yet ‘Bibi’ survives as PM to this day
      the surveillance report long since filed away...

      O, Justice, Justice, have ye fled underground
        ~ where Hamas abducts innocents all year-round



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      'Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue' - Deuteronomy 16:20
 
      Hamasniks - members of Hamas, whose 1987 constitution
      mandates the killing of Jews in Israel and worldwide

      IDF - Israel Defense Forces

      Yehudah and Shomron - Biblical lands the media refers to as 
      'the West Bank' (of the Jordan River). 

      'Bibi' - Prime Minister (PM) Netanyahu of Israel's nickname

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Kim Rodrigues July 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM Every comment below! God bless Israel Gershon Wolf July 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM Thanks, Kim.

sara Etgen-Baker July 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM Every day I ponder the whereabouts of justice....some events just boggle my mind and rock me to the core.

Daniel Henry Rodgers July 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM Hello Gershon, It sounds like a wail echoing from ancient prophets to today’s fractured headlines. You’ve drawn a direct line from sacred commandment to political betrayal, and it hits with force: “Justice, Justice…” now cloaked in shadow. This is poetic testimony holding power to account, naming the cost of indifference, and never letting silence win. Thank you for your unflinching voice. Standing in the tension, Summer Blessings, My Friend, Daniel Gershon Wolf July 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM Doing my level best, Daniel. Thanks for your unflinching support. ~ Gershon

Regina Elliott July 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM Hi Gershon, Psalms 128: 5-6: "The Lord bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children's children, Peace be upon Israel!" God bless the families of the brave Israeli women soldiers whose.warnings went unheeded. Some of them as we know became fallen in the Oct 7 massacre. Hashem be with their families. Shalom

Bill Baker July 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM Keep teaching though your poetry ... some of it is getting through to me, my friend. BB Gershon Wolf July 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM Keep viewing. I've only just begun, Bill.