Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Time Is On Both Their Sides

Another war, another truce
    Israel leaves so many ends loose, and yet
  Dozens die, so Thousands may live
    The horrific result full-scale war might give

  The Jewish State pulled out of Gaza in 2006
    As thanks, it's had aught but terror attacks since
  Yet, retaking Gaza with a punishing all-out assault
    Of that, Israel is not (at all) convinced ... 

  What's the best way to handle this stubborn impasse
    Time has a way of coming to the rescue -- 
  Look! Egyptian and Israeli soldiers ~ friends at long last*



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  *Nearly fifty years after the deadly Yom Kippur War of 1973,
  Egyptian and Israeli soldiers, once the bitterest of enemies,
  embraced publicly, openly weeping in each other's arms, at
  a 'joint ceremony' at Ben Gurion Airport in 2022.

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Shirley Hawkins May 14, 2023 at 7:59 PM I am happy to learn. That they came to their senses eventually, it is a pity that it took so long. Better late than never, I suppose. Gershon Wolf May 15, 2023 at 6:37 PM Kinda hard to believe that the 'war' lasted for only 5 days (of intensive fighting) this time.