The Times of Israel reported that the spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen told Sputnik News, “In a new chapter if America wants to have a relation with us, which could be in the interest of both countries and both peoples, and if they want to participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, they are welcome.”
It is precisely in times of stress, conflict or confusion that we need to be tranquil and centered so that we can tolerate difficulty, hold disparity and dissonance, and be able to respond with strength and serenity.
When we decided to begin Zooming Shabbat services at the outset of the pandemic, I warned the community of a Pandora’s Box nature of the decision, wherein we should expect unexpected repercussions.
They met just a few days after an inhuman atrocity in Jerusalem which killed and maimed Israelis in a pizzeria filled with teenagers and young families. But the Durban participants made no mention of Palestinian bombings or of the victims; for the self-proclaimed leaders of international morality, Israelis do not have human rights.
I want us to use these Holy Days—and to begin to emerge from our social distancing—by living not only our resume, but our eulogy.
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