Ed you are quick to the draw. As usual, I pressed "publish" a little too soon. I was planning to delete the entire first section to which you take exception, and have done so with the version I posted to the Blogs on TOI: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-scrolls-of-the-jews/
But since you went to such an effort to address the original, I will leave it as is on A Pisgah Site. Fair is fair. I accept some of your criticism straight away. I will also admit that an Oct. 7 like attack could have happened in Gush Katif. Having said that, I will post a reply soon. You've managed to irk me, and I'm sorry that I read your post just before bed because now I'm going to be arguing with you all night in my dreams, darn you!
Ed you are quick to the draw. As usual, I pressed "publish" a little too soon. I was planning to delete the entire first section to which you take exception, and have done so with the version I posted to the Blogs on TOI: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-scrolls-of-the-jews/
But since you went to such an effort to address the original, I will leave it as is on A Pisgah Site. Fair is fair. I accept some of your criticism straight away. I will also admit that an Oct. 7 like attack could have happened in Gush Katif. Having said that, I will post a reply soon. You've managed to irk me, and I'm sorry that I read your post just before bed because now I'm going to be arguing with you all night in my dreams, darn you!