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'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 ________________________________________________ '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

Date: 7/15/2025 7:25:00 PM

Every comment below! God bless Israel

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:51:00 PM

Thanks, Kim.

Sara Baker

Date: 7/15/2025 4:32:00 PM

Every day I ponder the whereabouts of justice....some events just boggle my mind and rock me to the core.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/15/2025 10:27:00 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
Date: 7/15/2025 8:48:00 PM

Doing my level best, Daniel. Thanks for your unflinching support. ~ Gershon

Regina Elliott

Date: 7/15/2025 9:57:00 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

Date: 7/14/2025 8:56:00 PM

Keep teaching though your poetry ... some of it is getting through to me, my friend. BB

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2025 8:48:00 PM

Keep viewing. I've only just begun, Bill.