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I don't know whether to cry or scream.
Feb. 19th, 2025 06:06 pmI'm just... in a state of shock right now. I had hoped and prayed that it wasn't true but it's been confirmed that the Bibas family, Shiri, Ariel and Kfir, will be returned to Israel tomorrow to be buried.
I'm just trying so hard to comprehend this level of cruelty and hatred. The world said "never again" after the Shoah, but the reality was that was just a slogan. Not a promise.
"Never again" but when it did happen again, the world cheered and celebrated in the streets. 500 days of the hostages being globally mocked and dehumanized. People would graffiti swastikas over their posters, putting "babies are occupiers too" over top of Kfir's. Denying documented atrocities committed, mocking the hostage's families' grief, writing disgusting fanfiction about the female hostages and their captors.
I don't trust humanity after this. I never had much to begin with, but for the past year and four months, it went from "maybe the world will have basic human empathy" to "no, it turns out that applies to everyone but Jews."
I am sorry, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir. The world has failed you. May your memories forever be a blessing. And may Hashem give Yarden Bibas strength.
I'm just trying so hard to comprehend this level of cruelty and hatred. The world said "never again" after the Shoah, but the reality was that was just a slogan. Not a promise.
"Never again" but when it did happen again, the world cheered and celebrated in the streets. 500 days of the hostages being globally mocked and dehumanized. People would graffiti swastikas over their posters, putting "babies are occupiers too" over top of Kfir's. Denying documented atrocities committed, mocking the hostage's families' grief, writing disgusting fanfiction about the female hostages and their captors.
I don't trust humanity after this. I never had much to begin with, but for the past year and four months, it went from "maybe the world will have basic human empathy" to "no, it turns out that applies to everyone but Jews."
I am sorry, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir. The world has failed you. May your memories forever be a blessing. And may Hashem give Yarden Bibas strength.
