I am not the least afraid to go any place,
> By bus or to a mall.
>
> I didn't change or stop doing anything
> I used to do before this mess began!
>
> People tend to forget that twice the casualties
> From terror get killed on the roads!
>
> More people still die
> From heart attack, cancer,
> And other things,
> They just don't show them on TV.
>
> Don't misunderstand me,
> There is a war going on,
> It's not pleasant,
> But, lets face it:
>
> WE HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER OFF!!!!
>
> It's only TV and the media
> That make people think
> That the end of the world is coming.
>
> Only 60 years ago,
> They were leading Jews to their death
> Like sheep to the slaughter!
>
> No Country, No Army. 55 years ago!!
>
> Seven Arab countries declared war
> On the small Jewish State,
> Only a few hours old!!
>
> We were then 650,000 Jews!
> Against the rest of the Arab world!
>
> No IDF [Israel Defense Force].
> No mighty Air Force,
> Just tough people
> With nowhere to go.
>
> Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt,
> Libya, Saudi Arabia, attacked all at once.
>
> The country the U.N. "gave us"
> Was 65 % desert.
>
> The country started from scratch!
>
> 35 years ago!! We fought
> The three strongest armies in the Middle East,
> And wiped them out in six days.
>
> We fought against
> Different coalitions of Arab countries,
> With modern armies,
> And masses of Soviet Russian weapons,
> And we still won!!!
>
> We have today
> A country,
> An army,
> A strong Air Force,
> A Hi-Tech Economy, exporting millions.
>
> Intel - Microsoft - IBM develop their stuff here.
>
> Our doctors win world prizes
> For medical developments.
>
> We made the desert flourish,
> Selling oranges and vegetables to the world.
>
> Israel has sent its own satellite into Space!!
> Three satellites all together!!.
>
> We sit proudly,
> With the U.S., with 250 million people,
> With Russia, with 200 million people,
> With China, with 1.1 billion people,
> With the Europeans -- France, England,
>Germany,
> with 350 million people,
> The only countries in the world
> To shoot something into space!!
>
> Israel is today
> In the world nuclear power family
> With the U.S., Russia, China, India, France, and
>England. [We don't
> admit it, but every one knows...]
>
> To think that only 60 years ago,
> We were led,
> Shameful,
> With no hope,
> To our death!!
>
>
> We crawled out of the burning ashes of Europe,
> We won our wars here with less than nothing
> in our hands,
> We built an "empire" out of nothing.
>
> Who the hell is Mr. Arafat
> To make me Scared?
> To make me be Terrified?
>
> You make me laugh!
>
> Passover was celebrated;
> Let's not forget what the story is all about.
> We overcame Pharaoh,
> We overcame the Greeks,
> We overcame the Romans,
> We overcame the Inquisition in Spain,
> We overcame the Pogroms in Russia,
> We overcame Hitler,
> We overcame the Germans,
> We overcame the Holocaust,
> We overcame the armies of the seven Arab
>countries,
> We overcame Saddam.
>
> Take it easy, folks,
> We will overcome
> The present enemies too.
>
> No matter
> Which part of human history you try!
>
> Think of it,
> For us,
> The Jewish people,
> Our situation has never been better!!!
>
> So,
> Let's Lift our Heads High,
> Let's Remember:
>
> Any nation or culture
> That tried to mess around with us
> Was destroyed - while we kept going!!!
>
> Egypt?
>
> Anyone know where their empire disappeared to?
>
> The Greeks?
>
> Alexander of Macedonia?
>
> The Romans?
>
> Does anyone today speak Latin?
>
> The Third Reich?
>
> Anyone heard any news about it lately?
>
> And look at us,
> The Nation from the Bible,
> From Slavery in Egypt,
> We are still here,
> Speaking the same language!!
> Right here, right now.
>
> The Arabs don't know it yet,
> But, they will learn that there is one God.
>
> As long as we keep our identity,
> We are eternal.
>
> So, sorry for not worrying,
> Not bitching,
> Not crying,
> Not being scared.
>
> Things are O.K. here.
>
> They surely can be better,
>
> But still:
>
> Don't fall for the media junk,
> They won't tell you
> That there are
> Festivals going on,
> That people keep on living,
> That people are going out,
> That people are seeing friends.
>
> Yes, our morale is low,
> So what?
>
> It's only because we weep for our dead
> While they enjoy the blood.
>
> This is the same reason why,
> We will win, after all.
>
> You can forward this e-mail
> If you choose.
> To the whole Jewish community,
> And to people throughout the world.
>
> They are part of our strength.
> It might help some of them
> To keep their heads up high.
>
> Tell them
> That there is nothing to worry about.
>
> Tell them to think BIG, and
> To see the whole picture.
>
> "See You Next Year in Jerusalem."