This is Moshe Holtzberg, a two year old boy whose parents were tortured and murdered during the Bombay terrorist atrocity because of the fact they were Jewish.
He wants his mother.
He'll never see her again in this life.
There was no concession, no root cause remedy, no handshake across a negotiating table that would have dissuaded his parents' murderers.
They don't want to share the planet with anyone else, and this wish should be granted as quickly--and ironically--as possible.
Pour encourager les autres.
A middle-aged husband, father, bibliophile and history enthusiast commenting to no one in particular.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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