It was unbelievable the casualties that we saw. Israel is at war. We didnt want this war. It was forced upon us. But though israel did not start this war, israel will finish it. That is the path to hell if we are in that zero sum place. Im, like, really in fear. Ijust have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. How do you protect these civilians and also allow israel to respond. The way it wants to respond . This situation didnt come out of nowhere, though. Do i think the west could have done more . Yes. I think arab countries could have done more as well. Why is this happening now and what does it mean for the future of the entire middle east . This is one of the most complex and long running conflicts in human history. So how did we end up here . Hamas is an arabic acronym, its short for harakat al muqawamah al islamiyyah, meaning the Islamic Resistance movement. They are a Palestinian Islamist group dedicated to the destruction of israel. Elected to power in 2006 and fully takin
The casualties that we saw. Israel is at war. We didnt want this war. It was forced upon us. But though israel did not start this war, israel will finish it. That is the path to hell if we are in that zero sum place. Im, like, really in fear. Ijust have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. How do you protect these civilians and also allow israel to respond. The way it wants to respond . This situation didnt come out of nowhere, though. Do i think the west could have done more . Yes. I think arab countries could have done more as well. Why is this happening now and what does it mean for the future of the entire middle east . This is one of the most complex and long running conflicts in human history. So how did we end up here . Hamas is an arabic acronym, its short for harakat al muqawamah al islamiyyah, meaning the Islamic Resistance movement. They are a Palestinian Islamist group dedicated to the destruction of israel. Elected to power in 2006 and fully taking control the follow
yes, i think to myself what a wonderful world oh, yeah we re going to take a quick break. i just want to give a toast to the new year. oh, my god, you re so drunk. wasted beyond belief. you lost your voice. l chaim. happy new year, everybody. happy new year. great moment. refresh. the fun is still going. a surprise guest coming up. yes. i don t know who. we ll be right back.
Michael Brannigan: Giving the gift of mercy is a burden - and a liberation
Michael C. Brannigan
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This season of light comes with an extraordinarily heavy burden, one that is our choice to accept or not. Amidst the gift-giving, our most difficult though precious offering remains that of mercy. As in the following disturbing parable, this is no light task.
On Oct. 2, 2006, 32 year-old Charles Roberts IV, a local milk truck driver in the rural community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, entered the one-room Amish schoolhouse and at gunpoint ordered the adults and all boys to leave. He nailed the doors shut, bound up the ten young girls, ages 6 to 13, and made a last call to his wife. Just as police arrived, he shot the girls at close range and shot himself. 5 girls died and the other 5 were critically injured.
anthony: we drive to mahale levane. another settlement a few miles away. hot, sun bleached, suburban feeling. behind its ring of electronic surveillance sensors and security everything they feel they need. school, public transportation and a petting zoo. anthony: amichai louria has lived here for 23 years. he s a winemaker, an amateur cook. oh, pretty. wow. you re not kidding around. l chaim. l chaim.