Suddenly I don't feel like talking about how much fun the convention was.
Suddenly I just wish there was a way to erase the pain the Ramon family must be feeling.
You know when something really, really bad happens, some sort of tragedy, you might start believing, "Well, now I'm safe. I've paid my dues already. My kids have paid their dues. It'll be okay now". I wonder if Rona Ramon thought this when her son Assaf announced he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and be a fighter pilot for the Israeli Air Force.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "It is rare that a private tragedy pierces the heart of the nation with such strength. Today we all grieve the death of Assaf, who fell from the heavens like his father Ilan. There is no comfort, only tears.”
It is indeed a very sad night here in Israel.
(Picture courtesy of the Muqata)
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I was going to blog it -- but you said it with all the tenderness I felt. Thank you, Baila. May we share good news...
Ruti beat me too it!
May 5760 be a much better year for all.
I have been thinking about this for hours now. I feel terrible about it.
Oh, my God. I hadn't heard this news. What a horrible tragedy.
Such a sad, sad day for our nation, and such a tragically personal nightmare from which the Ramon family will never awake.
Such a brave family. So sad. Beyond words.
This was quite a week for crappy news. And it's only Monday. :(
It is all very sad.
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