Blogland is a kind of parallel universe. People write about their lives, and that's what I love about it, the little details of everyday life, the flowers blooming in the garden, the food, the joys and worries, and sometimes also real troubles, illnesses and heartaches. A human encounter with people we will never meet in real life.
But sometimes it's a hard and cruel place where I encounter evil. For a few days now I've been trying to ignore it because I really have much bigger and more important things to worry about, like the moments when I could die at any moment from the ruins of my house or from the impact of a ballistic missile carrying a lot of small bombs that explode far away. But I will write about it anyway.
Most people here in Blogland are wonderful and good, I think there are only two ladies who irritate me right now. One of them suffers from hatred of Israel and latent anti-Semitism, I noticed this a long time ago, when she was unable to feel compassion for us after October 7th and gave it an open expression. This week she wrote that a hospital here was not blown up, she heard about it on the BBC or some other station. The truth is that the hospital was shelled and its wards were destroyed, there were no casualties because they were prepared for this in advance. The disdain and distortion of the truth are part of the same syndrome of anti-Semitism. Our lives are worth less in her eyes because we are Jews and Israelis. I have no other explanation. The second woman is simply a blogger with no real knowledge. She has to express an opinion on a subject she understands nothing about, and I didn't find any humanistic side in her either, even though she declares herself as such. All in all, two women who irritate me greatly and I wonder why I dedicated a post to them. I answer to myself that I did it because they represent a much broader and more dangerous phenomenon.
In the picture - our sky after the interceptors head out towards the missiles. It's above my house.
It's got to be hard to read about people in safe places writing about a situation that is endangering you (and millions of other people on all sides of the conflict) every day. It's interesting that people who aren't there can be so confident in their beliefs. Maybe, as you said, there are deeper reasons for that overconfidence, or maybe they believe their "stories" in order to make sense of their world. In any case, as always, I'm sorry you're living through this and I can't imagine how scary it must be.
ReplyDeleteSteve,Different opinions are okay, what's not okay is distorting reality so that we come off as the bad guys. We walk the fine line between being victims and being the aggressors, but this is the reality that has been forced upon us.
DeleteThere are many people who will always believe a version of events that coincides with their values and innate prejudices.
ReplyDeleteThose of us who are not there to experience the reality cannot .. and should not .. simply parrot the popular narrative.
JayCee,I'm glad there are people like you here. Always with the positive voice.
DeleteOne tries not to have too strong opinions on complex topics about which we know little.
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DeleteYou know who this lady is.
DeleteMisinformation abounds and it travels which is not good for anyone.
ReplyDeleteI am so disappointed that a second conflict is heating up.
The sky above your home filled with missiles and bombs has to be frightening. When will peace return?
Susan,We are all waiting for this time.
DeleteI have been worried about you. You're under constant attack. I'm glad you're posting even if it is about trolls.
ReplyDeleteLinda, Thank you, this time these are not trolls but real people who have very popular blogs here, as strange as it may sound.
DeleteYou and your beloveds are dear to me, Yael. May your voice continue to be heard all around our troubled world through your blog.
ReplyDeleteam, I will continue, largely because of people like you who bring the positive side of this parallel world here.
DeleteI care! I don't pretend to understand this nightmare you are living through and I don't really have a view politically, I just wish it would stop and can't watch what little is on tv as its too terrible to see this suffering. I find blogland at times a bit of escapism, my own blog is only a fluffy version of the nice side of me I want to show, its not entirely real. I hope you won't feel some of us followers are too shallow to bother with, your blog is an important record of what is happening and it's interesting, it generates emotive responses and I think about your posts long after reading them, it's a window on reality in a blinkered world.
ReplyDeleteElderberry, I thank you so much for this comment, I really need this side that you bring here, there is no superficiality here, it is understandable that we do not present all the dimensions of our lives here and that is okay, and again, I thank you so much.
DeleteThere's not much more to say than I am glad you are alive and I wish you health and safety. xx
ReplyDeleteI saw on Facebook photos of small children before they were transported to concentration camps and exterminated. Today's parents of children were devastated to see the faces and names from 1939...the Fascists and anti-Semites said the Holocaust never happened.
ReplyDeleteHels, Ignoring what happened to us on October 7th is no less puzzling and painful than denying the Holocaust.
DeleteSadly evil and ignorance are real. Praying for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you SF,
DeleteIsrael is a hard-working, successful, and peace loving country, surrounded by people of a different religion who hate them. Yet people speak of Israel as the aggressor. In the UK, the Muslims are trying to make our country into a Muslim country, and are partly succeeding. It is all part of a worldwide plan, and in my opinion it needs to be halted. They should be looking at Israel as a 'good example' rather than trying to destroy her.
ReplyDeleteCro,I read your comment while sitting in the bomb shelter this morning. You are of course right.
DeleteStay safe; we're thinking of you. xx
DeleteI can hardly imagine living in the day to day fear that you must have to endure. I hope all this will soon end and you can go about living a peaceful life again. I'm keeping you in prayers. There are always a few that are hateful and uncaring and instigate hate. Just block them. They will just troll on to another blog and spread their hate and BS.
ReplyDeleteGalestorm,This time I wrote about women bloggers, not trolls, the kind who are very popular here and that's why it worries me so much. Thank you for your concern.
DeleteBless you. I care. I am helpless to do anything except tell you I care. Xx
ReplyDeleteChristina, You don't have to do much, a comment like that means a lot to me.
DeleteBe safe dearheart
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm trying, Russian roulette here.
DeleteI just want to add my best wishes to you, your family and your country. Stay safe. Sending much love. xx
ReplyDeleteHappy hooker,Thank you for the kind words.
DeleteI can only agree with Cro, we should never forget that Israel is the only democracy in this region. And the only modern state with a successful industry and a productive agriculture which should be an example for their neighbours. But it is well known that hate makes blind and that it is nearly impossible to change a person´s opinion.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you, your family and your country. May you all stay safe, and may there be a solution that puts an end to this terrible war.
Hilde in Germany
Hilde,I'm glad to see you here again. Thank you.
DeleteFor technical reasons, I could not comment for a while. But I checked your blog every day.
DeleteI think of you often dear Yael and pray for the safety of you and your loved ones. Kath in England x
ReplyDeleteKath,I thank you so much, in all this chaos it's so good to see good people who care.
DeleteI wish I could magic you to my home here in England and keep you safe x
DeleteThat's so kind of you Kath, I don't think I could leave this place with all the people I love right now. Your generosity is something wonderful.
DeleteGood to find this post ( though not necessarily the content) as it means that you are still ok. I can't imagine how you must be feeling..terrified sometimes I guess. I don't claim to understand any of the politics , I just feel so sad for the innocent people on both sides who are living through this . Stay safe and strong .
ReplyDeleteFrances,I'm glad to see you here too.
DeleteYael, I didn't realize you were blogging again and I'm glad to know you are still safe. How scary to live with the bombings and hope peace can be negotiated soon.
ReplyDeleteEllen, Between the runs and the shelter, I still find time to write here. Thank you for the support.
DeleteI hope and pray for an end to all the suffering Yael, keep safe.
ReplyDeleteMargo, Thank you. I'm trying to defend myself as much as possible, you need a lot of luck here.
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