Nexus
I just found out that one of yesterday’s victim’s, 33-year-old Bat Sheva Unterman, was the sister-in-law of the friend of a good friend of mine. As well as the cousin of an ex-neighbor.
Yes, Israel is a smaller country than you think.
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I can’t stop thinking of her. I hope the last thing she knew was that her daughter is safe. May her memory be a blessing.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I am still livid thinking about this atrocity. Have you heard any protests or outrage by the world at large? Of course not; but you’d hear plenty if Israel did something defending itself against its enemies.
Yes, Israel is a small country. I am so sorry for your loss. May her death not have been in vain (read my post to see my take on what we need to do about it).
Baruch Dayan ha-Emet…
July 5th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
totally off subject… Could you perhaps comment on the detention of MOhammed Omer? I’ve got Palestinian friends sending me this story saying, “Maybe he can see Israel for what it really is!”… and I’m just trying to get more information about the event.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
That’s the one who saved the life of her baby child, before being crushed to death. She’s of Dutch background:
http://nik.nl/content_detail.asp?fld_pk_algListId=1186
July 5th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
None:
see Engage — the organization of British teachers fighting the proposal to boycott Israeli academics for a bit about the detaining of this Gazan who says he is trying to be an independent witness, neither pro-Palestinian or anti-Israeli: http://www.engageonline.org.uk/blog/article.php?id=1993