8 Kislev 5780
6 December 2019
Photo of the Day
A large male ibex in a garbage dumpster in Mitzpe Ramon.
As funny as the above photo may seem, it is part of a larger phenomenon which is not so humorous.
Whether we are talking about ibexes in garbage dumpsters, or jackals on the third floor of a dormitory at the Wingate Institute, or weasels in the attic of a home in the Galil, or hedgehogs under cars in Tel Aviv, the increasing phenomenon of animals appearing unexpectedly in urban settings are likely indicative of ecosystem collapse as people encroach on animal habitat.
By the way, we were kept awake for half of last night here in Ashdod by the constant take-offs of jets from a nearby AFB, and for the other half by howling coyotes about 200 meters from our house.
The News on the Israeli Street
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
In Judea and Samaria:
The day and night were punctuated by Molotov and “rock” attacks at Al Aruv, Ma’ale Amos, the Samarian Scopus community, Psagot, Hawara, and Tekoa among other places.
On the Gaza border:
At this very moment, terrorists are once again attacking our soldiers along the border fence with IEDs, grenades, Molotovs, and “rocks.” This comes after the Hamas leadership declared that they would once again attempt to infiltrate into Israel.
An interesting sight along Highway 4 this morning . . .
What do you think this was?
This photo taken on a motorist’s cellphone is of an experimental Jericho 4-“type” missile being fired from Palmachim by the IAF. This missile is capable of carrying a nuclear payload and has a range of thousands of miles.
TODAY’S BLOG:
A Moment of Silence
Ilya Krititz.
As we have previously written on OneIsrael, Ilya Krivitz was a remarkable man.
A Zionist, Krivitz left persecution in Russia and moved to Israel in 1992. He brought with him his wife Nina and their married daughter Rita. Several years later, a second daughter, Svetlana joined them.
He could have lived anywhere, but he chose Homesh in Samaria to establish a new home. He believed that he was redeeming the land of Israel.
But at the same time, he wanted to work with the Palestinians to create a better society, and so it was late of a Wednesday afternoon on June 20, 2001 that he found himself in Silat e-Dhahr reaching out to a Palestinian co-worker.
Tragically, Ilya walked straight into an ambush.
A Palestinian terrorist named Sami Abu Dyak opened fire on him at close range with a machine gun riddling Ilya’s body with bullets. Unbelievably, Ilya still managed to make it back to the entrance of Homesh where he collapsed.
Paramedics from MADA were unable to revive him, and he died on the spot, leaving behind his wife, two daughters, and five grandchildren.
Dyak was captured, arrested, and tried. Found guilty of murder, he was sentenced to life in prison–where he died last week in the prison hospital from cancer.
In an incomprehensible twist the day after, Israel Supreme Court Judge Neal Handel expressed sympathy for Dyak’s family when the terrorist’s lawyer withdrew a petition to have Dyak released (Handel later retracted what he said).
Then, if you can believe this, a group of students at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem belonging to the Hadash political party held a moment of silence for Dyak yesterday. Just after the moment of silence, one of their leaders ranted: “The occupation resulted in his death by preventing him from receiving medical treatment.”
A moment of silence for a brutal murderer.
When it became known what had happened at Hebrew University, a storm of protest erupted whereupon the University issued this incredible statement: “This is an event of the Hadash political group which took place at the university as part of a public activity that students organize from time to time on a variety of topics, and within the framework of freedom of expression, these activities are conducted on behalf of the student bodies only and do not reflect the university’s position.”
Can you believe this?
The extolling of a terrorist murderer is just one of a “variety of topics” that students “organize from time to time.” And we Israeli taxpayers, who fund Hebrew University, are supposed to go along with the university’s lame rationalization that this glorification of a murderer is “within the framework of freedom of expression.”
How does a public ceremony carried out at an Israeli university praising the brutal murderer of an Israeli fall within the definition of freedom of expression?
Outrageous.
The only person who deserves a moment of silence is Ilya Krivitz.
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