Sent: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:25:52 -0400
Subject: Chabad Gaza revisionist slideshow that twists the Truth about soldiers & policemen

[With regard to:] http://www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=306272#

As a Lubavitcher and the organizer of the largest group of Americans to go to Israel DURING the Expulsion, I am both embarassed and shocked at such a selective glorifying presentation by Chabad!

Of the thousands of soldiers and policemen I PERSONALLY encountered during the final 8 days in Neve Dekalim, I maybe saw a handful crying, and that was when we had a dedication of a new Torah procession. The VAST majority (95+% at least), coldly and numbly fulfilled orders to expel Jews from Our Land. They overwhelmingly coldly turned away from hysterical mothers and crying children, smirked and joked when teenage girls were pleading for their homes and land, looked at the ground when grown men were reduced to tears like a 5 yr. old because they were being ordered by these same soldiers and policemen to permanently leave their homes which were to be destroyed only a week later!

And what was the PENALTY to these soldiers for disobeying orders that contravened our Holy Torah? 28 days in jail. That's all that separated the dozens that refused from 60,000 that obeyed!

Why is the TRUTH so difficult to confront? Why can't we lay our cards on the table, with brutal honesty, and say we, the entire Jewish People have FAILED?!

When the NEXT TIME to expel Jews comes around, and there WILL be a next time if we do not merit the arrival of Moshiach, I sincerely hope that an emese cheshbon hanefesh (truthful soul reckoning) will take place and that each one of us will be there PERSONALLY to stop this Chillul Hashem (Desecration of G-d's Name) and prevent the soldiers and policemen who will once again "just be following orders" from carrying out their dastardly plans to destroy our Homeland and Our People.

Leib Schaeffer