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Andrew Burns's avatar

While the IDF grinds resolutely forward I hope many of us around the world who are not jewish remember how important it is to speak up in support of Israel.

As Martin Luther King jr said, "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

We all have an obligation to let our friends know we stand with them, publicly.

God bless you all. Stay safe.

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Mark L's avatar

Be Strong

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Mariella Cachia's avatar

LTC Hecht continue with your briefings. There are many of us who carry your information like little lights in this dark time. Being pro-Israel is not a fad. I find that it comes from a deeper more educated understanding of a determined people to succeed despite the obstacles.

Am Israel Chai

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Mariella Cachia's avatar

I have sent this Hannukkah message to two of my local TV stations:

I dedicate a Hannukkah wish to Gazans;

You will have a nation if you understand what it means with your minds, love it with your hearts and build it with your hands.

No one else can do it for you, not the UN, not the media, not protests against Israel, not even money.

Just you!

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Fern (writing FernMusing)'s avatar

To those celebrating, happy sixth day of Chanukah. (The ‘c’, like the UN, is silent.)

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Allana Miller's avatar

I ask you again to limit the comments on the official idf Instagram post. It is too much when we are trying to mourn and we need to put up with the filthy, hateful, and despicable comments

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Caroline's avatar

I’ve now got a really ambivalent view of black cotton male underwear since all those Hamas photos of chubby men in pant 🤮. Tempted to remove the 6-pack from my husbands birthday box and replace with blue

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Life In My Rear View Mirror's avatar

Pour in that water. And lock up everyone that emerges...and when the water drains and it's safe to go in, if you find dead Israeli hostages, shoot every man jack that came out of that particular tunnel.

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Mark L's avatar

Reto they are the War Criminals! Israelis are the Defenders of Light!

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Reto's avatar

Those Hamas Members who surrendered themselves… Eliminate them all in secret.

Otherwise you would have to free them in a few years in some incident.

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Running Burning Man's avatar

Please. That is just a stupid suggestion. It harkens to the idiots around the world calling for Intifada.

Be decent, be strong, take the risks to be a modern state, not a nihilist backward place.

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Leigh's avatar

Continuing to pray for you safety and well being Sir. Also praying for God’s protection, guidance, strength, and wisdom for all IDF warriors.

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David Penington's avatar

Can you make any comment on the apparent destruction of a school in Beit Hanoun that has been posted a lot on X eg:

https://twitter.com/AstroLoay/status/1734558402502684747

Was this done by the IDF?

Why was it destroyed?

How was it destroyed?

Is it UNRWA property?

For others, this is an interesting article on the importance of limits to the inviolability of UN or humanitarian sites, whose forecasts have proven very accurate.

https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2015/01/laurie-blank-inviolability-conflict/

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Erika Steul's avatar

Chanukka sameach

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r bernstein's avatar

what is the point of posting an official comment dated 10th Dec on the 12th in a fast moving situation?

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Running Burning Man's avatar

Hmm. The Sabbath intervened?

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