“Tova HaAretz Me’od Me’od”.
It’s appropriate – sad, but appropriate – that around the time of Bein HaMetzarim, when we were forcibly expelled from Eretz Yisrael and our sovereignty over the land stolen, as well as around the time that we read the Parsha about the Meraglim, who spoke the “Dibas HaAretz”, those of the ilk of kj chusid feel the need to repeat the mistakes of our forefathers.
First, what is the “West Bank”? Do you even know the origin of the term? The correct historic and Jewish terminology is Yehuda and Shomron – and the 19 years of occupation by the Hashemite Kingdom does not change thousands of years of usage.
Second, the leaders of kj chusid’s sect (amongst many others) had similar advice in the 1930s and 1940s – “Better to stay safe in Europe than go to live in a dangerous place with all those Arabs”. That didn’t work out that well, did it?
So, please, kj chusid – spare me your hypocritical “sympathy”, as we don’t need it here in the land promised to us by HKB”H. I will not say that everything is perfect here – there is work to be done – but the Mitzva of Yishuv E”Y – ALL OF E”Y – is something that requires hard work and yes, sometimes sacrifice. I say this as no “armchair Zionist” – I have one son currently on active duty as an combat soldier in the IDF, and I Daven for his safe return each day. I have three additional sons who will be going in to the IDF to perform the Avodas HaKodesh of defending the Am Hashem HaYoshev b’Tzion within the next five years. I wish it were not necessary to send them into harms’ way, but as of now it is. What is not necessary is the nattering of those who can not recognize the Yad Hashem in what happens in our Admas Kodesh each and every day.
an Israeli Yid