ISRAELS PEARL HARBOUR MOMENT
The brutal massacre of over a thousand innocent Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists abruptly disrupted our holiday celebrations. This shocking event made us realize that we cannot approach our relationship with Gaza as we have in the past.
This conflict isn't a minor skirmish between good and evil; it represents the ultimate struggle for Israel's survival. We are not in conflict with all our Arab neighbours but rather with a group of ruthless terrorists who have kidnapped women, children, babies and the elderly, and indiscriminately taken the lives of unarmed individuals.
Now, as the Israeli Armed Forces, which had been dormant, have been awakened, they are determined to confront the Gaza terrorist organization and permanently eradicate Hamas from the face of the earth. In a matter of weeks, we hope to return to genuine peace and continue the pursuit of Shimon Perez's dream of a New Middle East, where Christians, Jews, and Arabs can coexist peacefully from Saudi Arabia to Jerusalem. Our dreams persist, and I remain confident that we will ultimately triumph over this evil.
Chairman of Rapaport Group, an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, efficient, and competitive diamond and jewelry markets.
1 年Rapaport Statement in Support of Israel – Oct. 9, 2023 ? The Rapaport Group is with Israel. We support the right of Israel to defend itself and pray for the thousands of innocent people attacked by Hamas and for the innocent Palestinians who will suffer because of Hamas’s savage attacks. ? And so said G-D to Abraham, the father of the Jewish and Arab people: ? “I will bless those who bless you, and curse the one who curse you; and all the families of the earth, shall bless themselves by you.” ?The problem is not Jews and Arabs – We are cousins who can and should live together in peace and prosperity. When we bless each other, we both have the blessing of G-D. ? The problem is the Amalek leaders of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Iran. As Moses said to the Jewish People (Deut. 25:19): “When your G-D grants you safety from all your enemies around you, in the land that your G-D has given you as a hereditary portion, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget” ? In the words of G-D (Exodus17:14): “I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” ? May the words of G-D be done, here and now.