Thursday, January 3, 2008

Just Wondering...

I know the perspective of the news in America is totally different than over here. Over there I was a total news and pop culture junkie. Over here its much harder for me. I try to stay on top of things, and slowly I'm learning. But the recent murder of two off-duty soldiers hiking near their home in Hebron, is being talked about over here and I'm wondering if and how much it was covered in the US.

These two young men were in elite units and decided to go hiking with a friend, a young woman. They were shot by members of Fatah, the "good guys", the ones we are going to have a lasting peace with (Please read that last sentence with sarcasm!). Even though they were mortally injured they managed to shoot back at the terrorists, thus saving the life of their friend before succumbing to their own injuries.

Many are saying they had no business hiking where it is so obviously dangerous. Others are saying, "Don't we have the right to hike the width and breadth of our land?"

Are they saying anything in the states about all this? And what do you think?

The soldier's names were Cpl. Ahikam Amihai (20) and Sgt. David Ruben (21).

H"YD.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have not heard it mentione here in the u.s. I only knew because I read the israeli news websites...

Anonymous said...

There was a blurb in the Chicago Tribune and a longer article in the NYT the day it happened. The Chicago one said something like "off duty soldiers killed in occupied territory." the NYT was a little more balanced, detailed and sympathetic.

Baila said...

Of course, I didn't expect it to be big news. Perspective really is very different in our two countries.

Anonymous said...

The rabbi spoke about the incident in his shabbat's drasha this past week. I myself had heard about it from an israeli blogger