Being a Jew and living in Israel is pretty intense, ya know. The other day, I went through a traumatizing event when an Arab got on the Light Rail in Jerusalem, dressed in black, holding a black duffel bag, and he sat down right next to me. He seemed to be holding two cell-phones in his hand, which was weird. The first thing I noticed was that he didn't seem nervous, and he wasn't sweating and there surveillance cameras all over, but just in case, I got my phone out to notify the police. I got off the next stop, and prayed that there wasn't going to be an explosion right behind me. I didn't realize I was shaking and that I had tears in my eyes. It's sad to say, but every time I am in a very public place in Jerusalem, a thought comes up saying, that something could happen to me, now.
Yesterday, two tragedies occurred. One, Rabbi Elyashiv, passed away at the age of 102. He was one of the biggest Rabbis of our time. And second, there was a horrible, horrible terrorist attack in Bulgaria, killing 7 people, and wounding more thanover 30, all of them Israeli tourists.
I don't get it. I'm just a teenage girl, who wants to live a meaningful life, with friends and family. Who would want me dead? The only people I want dead, are the ones who shouldn't be called people, since being a person has certain requirements, and they don't meet the quota. I'm not one of those peace hippies who go around trying to end world hunger, make peace and save the sea-lions, who go around, worshiping Bob Marley and wear colorful clothing. I'm not! I'm just a normal girl who happens to live on a controversial land.
Above all that, there are some people, who seem quite normal, but are anti-Semitic. Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Roald Dahl. They are people who made a big change, who seemed to want to make the world a better place by introducing something new, but it's quite hard for me to get over the fact that Roald Dahl believed it was OK for a boy named James to live in a giant peach, but it isn't OK that a girl named Adina has the right to exist as a proud Jew in Israel. It's that simple. They made a big change, but they were narrow minded about something that seems so basic.
This has been on my mind for a while, and I hope you enjoyed my rant for today.
Hope you guys have a good summer! xoxo
