Sderot Women

The Koby Mandell Foundation recently ran a day of healing in Jerusalem for 18 Sderot women referred to us by the Department of Social Services. The day consisted of art therapy, hydrotherapy, massage, dance, meals, and manicures as well as gifts for the women - shawls and skin cream. Most of the women had never before had a massage. And boy did they need one.

We brought the women to Jerusalem because we wanted to give them a respite from the daily anxiety and worry. Imagine that any hour a bomb could fall on your house. How relaxed would your life be?

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Throwing Candy

The Palestinians threw candy when they heard that 8 yeshiva students were murdered at Mercaz ha Rav; the mother of the terrorist rejoiced that her son was a suicide bomber. The aunt and uncle in Jordan erected a mourning tent, inordinately proud of their nephew, the hero, who cold-bloodedly targeted Jewish teenagers and a young man in the sight of his rifle.

Among some Palestinian people, there exists a murderous lack of respect not only for the lives of Israelis, but also for their own children. This depravity, this lack of decency should not be condoned in any way. But it is. Too many newspapers and news services, including the AP do, referring to the terrorist as a "militant."

We can hope that eventually people will recognize evil - it's not only that there are  Palestinians killers but also too many in their society rejoice when they kill innocent Israeli children. New York Times, put this in your cycle of violence-- find me a Jewish family that is throwing a party when innocent Palestinian children are inadvertently killed because the Israeli army attacks those in Gaza who shoot Kassam (named after an Arab fighter in the 1930s) rockets into our cities. Find me a Jewish family that celebrates death.