Comments on: Forty years later: Jerusalem of Gold http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed Hausman http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26725 Ed Hausman Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:02:03 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26725 Absolutely inspired, Meryl, a beautiful retelling of the story. Jerusalem of Gold at the end was an emotional experience. At the time of the war itself, I was stationed in Germany of all places, with the US Air Force, listening in on Soviet communications. People who think the world is crazy now should only realize how bad it has been all our lives. We have enemies and we have friends but only God has ever saved us. Absolutely inspired, Meryl, a beautiful retelling of the story. Jerusalem of Gold at the end was an emotional experience.

At the time of the war itself, I was stationed in Germany of all places, with the US Air Force, listening in on Soviet communications.

People who think the world is crazy now should only realize how bad it has been all our lives.

We have enemies and we have friends but only God has ever saved us.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26722 Michael Lonie Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:17:40 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26722 I well remember the Six-day War. I was a teenager at the time. I remember the tension of the weeks building up to it, with the Arab armies gathering for the kill. Arab leaders announced how the Jews would be driven into the sea, how the result would compare with the Mongol Massacres. The whole world seemed to abandon Israel. The best Israel could hppe for was feeble attempts t compromise, such as from the US. From others, like France, came betrayals. And the Russians were egging on the Arabs, indeed had set off the whole thing with their lies about Israel troops massing against Syria. Those of us who supported Israel were in terrible fear that the end, indeed, had come. Shabtai Teveth, in his book on the Armored Corps "The Tanks of Tammuz", describes a sergeant listening to a fumbled speech by Eshkol and saying to the radio "Levi son of Deborah, let us do the talking." So they did. The war seemed a miracle of deliverance. The description of the Spanish Armada seemed to fit this conflict: He blew and they were scattered. Never was a fight more just, for the alternative to victory was genocide. That is still the case. I well remember the Six-day War. I was a teenager at the time. I remember the tension of the weeks building up to it, with the Arab armies gathering for the kill. Arab leaders announced how the Jews would be driven into the sea, how the result would compare with the Mongol Massacres. The whole world seemed to abandon Israel. The best Israel could hppe for was feeble attempts t compromise, such as from the US. From others, like France, came betrayals. And the Russians were egging on the Arabs, indeed had set off the whole thing with their lies about Israel troops massing against Syria. Those of us who supported Israel were in terrible fear that the end, indeed, had come.

Shabtai Teveth, in his book on the Armored Corps “The Tanks of Tammuz”, describes a sergeant listening to a fumbled speech by Eshkol and saying to the radio “Levi son of Deborah, let us do the talking.” So they did.

The war seemed a miracle of deliverance. The description of the Spanish Armada seemed to fit this conflict: He blew and they were scattered. Never was a fight more just, for the alternative to victory was genocide. That is still the case.

]]> By: Bert http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26716 Bert Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:18:26 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26716 Meryl, that was one of your best posts. I certainly don't think it's a coincedence that Israel won both times in the face of overwhelming odds. Meryl, that was one of your best posts. I certainly don’t think it’s a coincedence that Israel won both times in the face of overwhelming odds.

]]> By: John M http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26713 John M Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:15:36 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26713 "We spent our time learning how to march, and they spent thier time learning how to fight" - Egyptian fighter pilot after seeing his plane destroyed on the ground. “We spent our time learning how to march, and they spent thier time learning how to fight” – Egyptian fighter pilot after seeing his plane destroyed on the ground.

]]> By: Janet http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26712 Janet Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:40:55 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26712 me too! me too!

]]> By: Jack http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26710 Jack Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:34:50 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26710 I love that song. I love that song.

]]> By: Paul http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251/comment-page-1#comment-26704 Paul Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:45:51 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/06/05/3251#comment-26704 Again it sounds redundant, but you cannot trust the Arabs. History has shown how they hate and revile the Jews ! Again it sounds redundant, but you cannot trust the Arabs. History has shown how they hate and revile the Jews !

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