BETRAYED
(Tisha B'Av, 5769) Four years ago exactly, we were betrayed, abused and violated. We were betrayed by Ariel Sharon – father of the Settler Movement, who reestablished the Jewish towns and villages throughout Yehuda, Shomron and Gaza . And then who invented the accursed “Disengagement” program, to exile 9000 Jews and to destroy the 21 thriving communities of Gush Katif. We were betrayed by the “right wing” Government which voted in favour of Disengagement, and gave Sharon the legal basis to implement his crimes against our people. We were betrayed by the right wing parties – including our own Mafdal – who sat side by-side with Sharon , and enabled him to destroy and abuse the men and women who are the bedrock and heroes of the National Religious Movement. We were betrayed by our ultra-orthodox brothers, who were absent from our struggle, let our shuls and yeshivas be destroyed, our graves with fresh bodies be desecrated, Eretz Yisrael be abandoned to the Sonei Yisrael - bribed into...