Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Shalom Kitah Aleph!


Here is Rotem, excited and happy on her first day of school with her school bag and school shirt.



Each new first grader was assigned to an eighth-grader who will act as a big brother or sister. The first graders were then led through a decorated welcome gate, while parents shed a tear of excitement.


Today is also a great day for Israeli justice: Hirschenson and Ben Izri were carted off to prison to serve five and six year sentences.

One more criminal still walks the streets: former Prime minister Ehud Olmert is finally being indicted for bribery, stealing, and using other people's money to pay his debts to Rishon TOurs.

These crimes are quite serious, but as far as I am concerned, Olmert is already guilty. He abandoned residents of the north and haplessly waged a war in which over 150 Israelis died (not to mention several thousand Lebanese) wihtout proper planning or strategy. For these crimes, which are far more serious he is already guilty.
As we say, go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. As a matter of fact, you have thousands of dollars to return to a lot of people.

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