Simple Things (Justice, Decency)

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Aryeh Cohen

April 18, 2013

This week has been the week when we have had to repeat simple truths over and over again.

Nobody should be killed by a bomb while watching a marathon.

Weapons of war should not be in the hands of civilians.

And yesterday I found myself standing with

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Simple Things (Justice, Decency)

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