האלוף במיל' גרשון הכהן מדגיש את העוצמה הסימלית של ליל הסדר ואת משמעותו בהקשר הלאומי־יהודי. לדבריו, יהודי מזכיר את יציאת מצרים שלוש פעמים ביום, והאירועים שעבר העם היהודי בעת החדשה הם חסרי תקדים בהיסטוריה האנושית.
משה רבנו הוציא את בני ישראל ממצרים כעבדים, גאל אותם והעביר אותם ממקום למקום," אומר הכהן. "בעידן שלנו, קמו בני העם היהודי ונקבצו מכל תפוצות העולם — בין אם מבחירה ובין אם מכפיה — והפכו לאומה אחת, המחפשת את זהותה.
לדבריו, תהליך זה של חיפוש זהות ובניית סיפור משותף הופך את ליל הסדר ליותר מאירוע מסורתי — הוא הופך לרגע של חיבור עמוק בין העבר, ההווה והעתיד של העם היהודי.
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Certainly, leftist anti semetism, and intolerance of disapproving views, is a very major issue. It does exist in Israeli society, there are many intolerant and closed minded leftists. They carefully limit their discussions to denying their intolerance, and support for discrimination of Jews, in a very closed narrative. But the much bigger source of anti Jewish, anti right wing, and anti Jewish religion, comes from the Israeli government and establishment.
The most rational explanation for this, is that the Israeli establishment is influenced, and even under the control of foreign interests. A government is naturally oppressive of the people, to punish them for their sins, to keep them humble, to fight sin among them, but in the case of the Jews of Israel, the disproportion is so massive, that it seems undoubtable that the Israeli government is under the influence of foreign powers.
A government punishes its people, if they support policies that are inappropriate. They can be to left wing, or to right wing, but usually in the west, the inclination is to be to benevolent, not to intolerant. That’s not exactly right, the western government is so hostile to the western people, that they inflict them with non whites, and then pretend to be more leftist than the people are. Daring the people to voice their disapproval.
When you consider the major issues that Israel faces, the massive amount of Muslim hatred that exists against Jews, it is obvious, that the people of Israel is willing to march forward, they are supportive of the correct move, within the context of the parameters of the discourse available to them. They support defeating hamas. I believe that they are not so worried about conquering Gaza, in order to achieve that goal. Normal thinking regardless if you want to stay in Gaza or leave, would be to conquer hamas, and either stay or go after a while.
To attempt to debate Israelis about ruling another people, or expelling them, when the media does not really allow for this conversation to occur yet, is unwise and limited in its potential to be effective. We may not like it, but the majority of the population can only take one mental step at a time. So be it, that is the job. But also notice, the conversation about relocating Gazans is irrational, when we cant get the Israeli government to defeat hamas in the first place. In G-d I trust.
לפני שכבוד האלוף דוקטור הכהן יבוא ללמד אותנו מהי חירות וללמד אותנו תורה, כדאי שיבקש סליחה על חלקו בהתנתקות