By Ari Fuld
I contemplated long and hard before posting the video of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, 16, slapping two IDF soldiers near her home [Video posted on Ari Fuld’s Israel Defense Page]. I decided to do so even though it is horrifically embarrassing for the IDF, Israel, and the entire Jewish people! I chose to post even though the Arab terrorists in the video are becoming local heroes. I posted not to get you angry but to learn from it and send a clear message. Please read this before watching the video.
This is not an isolated incident. I am not even talking about the fact that this is not the first time little Shirley Temper has made a name for herself by acting as she screams and assaults soldiers in order to entrap them, as Arabs and left-wing activists stand around with cameras. This incident is nothing compared to what has been occurring on a national level. This incident is a symptom of a much larger problem.
Why didn’t the soldier grab this little terrorist and detain her the first time she kicked him? Because he was nervous of getting in trouble! “What would the world say?”
It’s the same reason we saw a soldier get hit in the face by a rock last week and instead of charging the terrorists or taking them out, the soldier and his entire team turned and ran away! Smart move—running away from terrorists.
I don’t blame the soldiers even a little. I blame the politicians and the judicial system in Israel. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that Israel cannot hold terrorist bodies for negotiations. It’s “immoral.” This is a perversion of morality and misplaced compassion, which is cruel.
We bury ours and they celebrate with the murderers.
The Supreme Court and the rope that ties our soldiers’ hands behind their back does magic for the terrorists’ egos and wonders for Israel’s deterrence!
It’s the same reason why the police arrested a father after he shot a terrorist who was lynching his kid and 22 of his Jewish friends who were huddled in a cave with their hands up, hopeless . . .
It’s the same reason why after Israeli police were murdered on the Temple Mount, execution style, our government decided to take down metal detectors and other security apparatuses and give in to terrorist demands. I don’t care if there is some secret system up. Giving in to the terrorists’ demands boosts their morale! That’s why we used to not negotiate with terrorists!
It’s the same reason why the police treat Jews like criminals if we try to whisper a prayer on the Temple Mount. Great idea to uphold an anti-Semitic policy because the terrorists are threatening us; after all, what would the world say if Jews stood up for themselves?
I wonder how the Supreme Court would have reacted to the Maccabees. Actually, I don’t wonder at all—it’s quite clear!
It’s the same reason why we waited till over 15,000 missiles were shot from Gaza at Israeli towns and cities before we went in with a full operation, and it’s the same reason why we accepted a ceasefire with Hamas, which openly calls for the genocide of Jews, instead of eradicating them and taking over Gaza again.
It’s the same reason we allow terrorists to earn degrees in Israeli jail—on the expense of those the terrorists are trying to murder.
It’s the same reason we continuously give in to our enemy’s demands and narrative. Yeah, a two-state solution sounds great! Forget about the fact that one can see what happened in Gaza when we completely “cleansed” the area of any Jews. Forget about the fact that Abbas, the “moderate,” honors terrorists who murdered random and innocent Jews. Let’s give them more control and let’s boost their national aspirations even though it is based on a complete fabrication of history!
After all, what would the world say?
We are stronger than them, so let’s give up—great idea!
The world said nothing when we were burning and when we were being gassed. Actually the world did say something; they said, “No! We will not bomb Germany and we will not destroy the train tracks that lead millions of Jews to their death!”
They also said, “No, you cannot get refuge in our countries, sorry!”
The only time the world says something is when we stand up for ourselves and don’t die! Then the nations get together at the UN to scream and point fingers at Israel.
There are those who claim we won the PR war with this incident. Are you kidding?
The only time the world applauds us is at Jewish funerals or when we give up and when we give in to those who seek our destruction. Then the world has ceremonies honoring our bowing. (I have to say that Trump seems to be very different in this respect and I like it.)
If we win or fight, no PR in the world will work.
Sorry friends, but the world is not going to accept our rights as Jews. Just take a look at how they reacted to Jerusalem being declared the capital of Israel. Objectivity? Are you kidding?
So, now we have our own country and our own army and what do we do? We act like we are back in the ghetto because we are scared what the world would say.
We make believe that having weapons and being strong is some kind of sin. “We have the weapons but let’s not be too hard on those who are trying to murder us!”
I am told there was a time after the Six Day War when the Arabs had tremendous respect for soldiers and Jews alike. Our miraculous victory gave a very clear message: “Don’t mess with the Jewish State.” Well, that’s all gone because we threw that deterrence away.
It seems we, as Jews, have a need to be victims.
It’s almost like we feel bad for winning. But not this Jew!
Did the world report this video? CNN? NBC? BBC News? Sky News? Al Jazeera reported it! They reported the hero who smacked our soldiers in the face.
I now understand the real message of Chanukah. The physical war is not enough! The reason we needed the miracle of the oil is to show that winning the physical war is just the beginning. If we do not respect who we are and we do not stand up for who we are as Jews, the war is almost worthless.
There is no difference between the picture of the little boy with his hands up in front of Nazis and our soldier who had his hands up as he was getting kicked and smacked in the face.
Actually, there is a difference; the little boy had no choice.
Don’t you think it’s time to stop being victims? So, the world will be upset with us. I can handle it! They have a lot of catching up to do with how upset we should be with the world!
Netzach Yisrael lo yeshaker. v
Update: Early Tuesday morning, before dawn, Ahed Tamimi was arrested by the IDF.
Ari Fuld is the assistant director of Standing Together (STogether.org), an organization that supports IDF soldiers. He serves as a sergeant in an IDF Reserves elite paratroopers unit and is a talk show host on Israel News Talk Radio. Follow him on Facebook at Ari Fuld’s Israel Defense Page.