Overcoming Kadima and the Challenge of Sinai
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A tiny Jewish army equipped with little more than spitballs and slingshots defeated a massive Arab coalition united in their unwavering passion to destroy our beloved Jewish state. In short, that about sums up the War of Independence. The nations feared and respected the Jewish people, and we walked upright and proud.
58 years later: “We are tired of fighting. We are tired of being courageous. We are tired of winning. We are tired of defeating our enemies,” says Ehud Olmert. And a prime minister was elected on that platform.
How could we have sunk to such depths? Where is our resolve?
During our service in various infantry units of the IDF, we encountered a comprehensive cross-section of Israeli society and there was one terrifying theme: No one knew who the first King of Israel was. King David would have been flattered at his popularity, but even more disappointed that his beloved flock didn’t know of his predecessor, King Saul.
Our fellow soldiers, upon discovering that we volunteered for our service in the Israeli army, began to question our sanity and beg us for our American passports, expressing their deepest desire to shed their IDF uniforms and leave Israel for good.
Are we the generation of slaves who perish in the desert, fearing change and the unknown, or are we a free people meriting to enter the land flowing with milk and honey? Let us prove Ehud Olmert wrong and show him that we are not tired of fighting, because unlike him, we understand who we are and what we are fighting for.