What Does Gilad Shalit Have To Do With You?
Kol Yisrael areivim zeh b’zeh. All Jews are responsible for one another, and the sense of mutual accountability transcends national boundaries. Back in July, popular musician Aviv Gefen wrote in a song to Gilad Schalit, “your heart beats incessantly in our heart… you are, in the end, the child of us all.” He is also the soldier of us all, and the efforts of Zionist federations and Jewish organizations around the world over the past 30 months make it clear that the “all” in Gefen’s lyrics has been internalized by Jews everywhere. The hundreds of rallies, marches and letter-writing campaigns initiated by Jews of the Diaspora to expedite the return of one of our captives give expression to the fundamental value entrenched in our tradition that we must go to every length to redeem hostages. But they haven’t done the job. Read the full op-ed from the Jerusalem Post here. Hezbollah Chief Vows Never to Recognize Israel. Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah said March 13 his movement would never
