Know thy enemy...and Blame THEM

Even people in pain, have a responsibility for the words they say, the hurt they cause. And I know the families of four men brought home last night are in agony. But even in agony, they have no right to harm others.

I know that Danny Elgart now faces a future he hoped would be different. He prayed his brother, Itzik, would be freed, demanded all the world listen - mostly by blaming Israel for not being more willing to give in to the demands of the very people who took and, we now know, killed his brother.

He has a right to speak, as we all do. But if he does, we have the right to condemn him for the damage he now wishes to cause our homeland. Here are two examples:

"They [the Israeli government] said military pressure would free hostages. We warned against this approach. Officially, 33 hostages have died due to military pressure, with eight more coming back now, most as casualties. Who will be held accountable?"

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we actually held responsible the ones who caused this, the monsters to who took his brother, the savages who murdered him?

And with the knowledge that his brother was murdered in captivity, these horrific words were spoken today: "Netanyahu probably killed my brother Yitzhak Elgart, on the altar of the Philadelphi Corridor".

So many responses need to be made to these horrible words. First, I do not know Danny Elgart. I do not know his military background. I assume at his age he was not one of the ones, like my sons, who went to battle to try to save his brother. Who served inside Gaza, inside hell, for months and months while Danny Elgart and others commanded them to do the impossible - bring them home...how many soldiers died, perhaps because they entered boobytrapped buildings to fulfill Danny Elgart's command?

I assume Danny Elgart does not know how essential the Philadelphi Corridor is - quite essential considering how hard Israel is debating about evacuating it. And if the do now evacuate it, it is not in the best interests of the nation Netanyahu was elected to lead, but for 59 who remain, most of them dead.

Plus, if Israel does evacuate now, perhaps it is because the war has progressed and with each battle and more damage caused to Hamas, perhaps the situation has changed.

We don't know - and neither does Danny Elgart.

Words cause pain and should be considered. Well, this will hurt and they are cruel but perhaps they need to be said. Perhaps it was Danny Elgart (I have read he is "one of the leading voices in the Hostages' Families Headquarters") who should accept responsibility. Maybe his voice and his work played a role in delaying a strong Israel from ending this sooner.

Apparently, he is threatening to sue Netanyahu for killing his brother. As I sit here and type, another ramming attack has taken place in Israel. 10 people have been injured, the life of at least one of the victims is in danger.

I do not wish to cause pain to Danny Elgart or to any of the families who are going through hell, but no one has the right to attack Israel or our army, or our government for the actions of Hamas.

If you want to know who murdered your brother - the answer is Hamas. If you want to know who could have "brought them home" alive, the answer is the United Nations and all those who sat in silence while your brother suffered.

And if you want to blame the army and the government, you must also blame the people who opened their homes to our enemy, showed them where and who to attack, helped them for decades to believe we are people who love peace so much, we have no spine for war.

Ultimately, we gain nothing by blaming each other...other than to offer our enemies joy.

Congratulations, Danny Elgart, you've made it to the Arab news, and testified before the world that you believe your Prime Minister is the one murdering hostages. Brilliant move, that.

I promise you, it won't bring the hostages home any earlier...but your actions weaken the Prime Minister, as you intend...and a weak Prime Minister won't be able to do what needs to be done to stop the next October 7.

That one, will be on you...