We, at Americans For a Safe Israel/AFSI, have visited Gush
Katif many times, and have grown to love the friends we have made there.
We have seen the beautiful homes, flourishing communities, and the
inspiring faith and belief that enable these people to live under the
most trying conditions. Over 5,000 Arab rockets have targeted the 21
communities with miraculously low casualties, although there have been
painful deaths, and many wounded, along with much damage to homes and
property. In addition, there have been horrific murders of innocent men,
women and children through Arab terrorist acts. All of this has not been
sufficient to drive the Jews from their treasured homes. Now that PM
Sharon is intent on pursuing his expulsion/ethnic cleansing program
which would force 8500 Jews from their homes, farms, schools,
synagogues, and graveyards, the Jews of Gush Katif are crying out for
support from their brethren around the world. They are not hearing
anything from the mainstream Jewish community. There is only silence.
That community swears “Never Again” during the Holocaust memorials
honoring the dead 6,000,000, but ignores the living millions of Jews
whose lives will be endangered if the murderous Islamic militants win
their victories in Israel.
Enclosed is a heartfelt letter from Anita Tucker, a remarkable
woman who lives in Netzer Hazani, in Gush Katif/Gaza. Whenever we visit,
she escorts us into her hothouses to pick the most delicious vegetables
right off the vines. She has lived there for three generations, raising
her children and grandchildren so that they, too, have become residents
of the community. Please spread this cry around so that Jews - and
Christians - will make their voices heard loudly and clearly with this
message: There can be NO EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM GUSH KATIF/GAZA. THERE
CAN BE NO CREATION OF A TERRORIST “PALESTINIAN” STATE.
Please contact AFSI: 212-828-2424; afsi@rcn.com for information about
how to help Gush Katif. Contributions may be made to “Friends of Gush
Katif” and mailed to AFSI, 1623 Third Ave., Suite 205, New York, N.Y.
10128. A special mission to Gush Katif, under the auspices of
Assemblyman Dov Hikind, will take place March 13-18. Contact AFSI if you
are interested in joining us
From Anita Tucker of Netzer Hazani, Gush Katif/Gaza
I have no words left after the latest PM Sharon decision to release
murderers so they can murder us again! It is beyond words.
The only words that I am still able to speak, which seem meaningful,
are those of King David’s Psalms - psalm 142 especially.
However, I must ask Jews all over -Why did you educate your children and
grandchildren to the values of devotion ,heroism (Maccabees etc.)love of
Israel, love of Torah? Now that the next generations, the children and
grandchildren of Gush Katif, are living up to these values, we don’t
hear a word from most of the Jewish people.
Our grandchildren want to know and hear loudly and clearly whether
grandparents and parents still stand behind these values upon which
generations of Jews have been educated.
Please ask the Jews the world over to speak up! (We only hear that
strong minority that Thank God visit us ,support us and write about
what is happening in Israel)
We can’t hear you! Do the Jewish people still stand behind those values?
Do they want their grandchildren to continue to educate their children
to those very values to which our grandparents educated us?
Devotion (Mesirut Nefesh)! Heroism (Gevura),Love of Israel and Love of
Torah!
We in Gush Katif are living every one of those values to their fullest,
which were handed down by generations of Jews the world over -and
suddenly we find ourselves almost totally alone……….. Please tell
everyone you know:
PLEASE SPEAK UP-
WE CANNOT HEAR YOU HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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on Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 and is filed under action.