Arlene Kushner On Israel's Planned Demolition of Givat Ha'Ulpana

From Arlene Kushner:

April 22, 2012

"Crossing a Red Line?"

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First, a Zakkai update. This time I quote verbatim from the parents:

"After two surgeries in 7 weeks, it's very hard for us to believe but we are heading to Boston again for surgery, this time to remove the thoracic component of the tumor.  Surgery is scheduled for Monday, April 30th at 7:30 am and is expected to take 5-6 hours.  Due to the more complex and higher risk nature of this surgery, which will involve cutting through muscle to spread his ribs as well as fully collapsing his left lung, he will go straight from the OR to the ICU for 1-2 days (with a tube sticking out of him to maintain the pressure in his chest).  Our expected stay in the hospital is 4-5 days (hopefully, our trooper will surprise us again just as he has after the first two surgeries!)


"On February 11 (the day before our lives were transformed), we would never have imagined that our son would undergo 3 surgeries in less than 3 months.  We truly hope and pray this upcoming surgery will be the last one Zakkai will ever need."

Keep praying, my friends!  Rephael Zakkai Avraham ben Yakira Avigael

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The red line I am referring to is with regard to the scheduled government (or more precisely the Defense Ministry/Civil Administration) demolition of the Ulpana neighborhood (Givat Ha'Ulpana) of Beit El by the end of this month.

Credit: Haaretz