And in Jerusalem, what are Jewish children taught? Treppenwitz shares an anecdote he heard from his optometrist:
"I was recently examining an 8 year old boy. He looked like a regular kid wearing a T-shirt and shorts. I was in the middle of doing a retinoscopy when in the distance I heard the siren of an ambulance, as happens in any city from time to time.I do not doubt that there may be similarly endearing stories that can be told about the children of Gaza.
The 8 yr old boy asked me if I could stop the exam.
I thought that he wanted to go to the bathroom. But what he did instead was to recite Psalm 121 by heart in Hebrew to pray for the well-being of whoever it was in that ambulance.
When he'd finished, he let me carry on."
But that is not the image of Arab children that Hamas is interested in projecting.
Hat tip: Elder of Ziyon
Technorati Tag: Jerusalem and Gaza and Hamas.
What a rose among the thorns is this 8-year old boy. He has inspired me to learn more Hebrew.
ReplyDeleteI found a succinct version of this psalm in song (easier to memorize for those of us long past 8 and closer to 80).
Eight verses -- in < 2 minutes, in Hebrew!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDZltOCsm78&feature=related