Page 6 - Boca Exposure - November '23

Page 6, Boca Exposure
Mayor’s Update: A Solemn, Heartfelt Message

Scott Singer is the 35th Mayor improve the lives of those subjected to Gaza’s rulers’ reign
of Boca Raton and was re- of terror by giving the residents better opportunities. Hamas,
elected without opposition for with the support of another rogue actor, Iran, murdered him
a final term. A South Florida and hundreds other of innocent people anyway.
native, attorney, mediator, Thousands slaughtered: killed, wounded and taken
and small business owner, hostage. Videos of victims’ bodies being paraded as trophies.
Scott and his wife Bella live Infants struck down and tortured–infants! Americans and
in Broken Sound with their other nations’ citizens among the dead and kidnapped.
two young children. These were not acts of lone wolves. This was an
As your mayor, most of unprovoked invasion during a holiday and the Sabbath.
our conversations focus on Hamas leadership not only saw fit to murder and kidnap
our work to improve and thousands of civilians – children, mothers and the elderly
safeguard neighborhoods, keeping taxes low and growing among them – but released footage of their own cheering
jobs, and protecting our special quality of life here in Boca of the murders and hostage taking. This is not a question of
Raton. But this week the eyes of the world – and all of us here misunderstanding; rather, these are evil, terrorist murderers.
– are on the Middle East. The images and reports of brutal, Not only does Israel have the unequivocable right to
barbaric murders, beheadings, rape, torture and assaults of defend itself; our nation and the world have a duty to stand
thousands of Israeli civilians – infants and elderly Holocaust united against this evil, violence and the unprovoked attacks
survivors among them – by Hamas terrorists are so hard to and indiscriminate murders.
fathom and harder to bear. This is not a time for neutrality, but rather to stand
I’m writing to share some thoughts below I posted on morning defending his community, and of other reports that strong. Calls for a so-called “cease fire” are at best woefully
social media the day after these disgusting surprise attacks some of his immediate family members were also murdered misguided and, for some, imbued with antisemitism. Would a
by civilians. They have hit hard personally, in part because and the rest taken across the border as hostages. cease fire after Pearl Harbor have been appropriate? Without
I know some of those lost from my recent visit to the Gaza Mayor Liebstein had told us stories of the community’s provocation and with hostages still taken, there cannot be
border earlier this year. As I write this, five days after the challenging life so close to the border. We saw the spot peace and there needs to be justice.
attacks, I’m still heartbroken. I know I’m not alone. But I take where terrorists’ missiles had killed his friend. We saw the Fellow Jewish Americans face alarming increases in
solace in some of the community events and strong and united school bus stop for young children – brightly painted bomb antisemitism here. Earlier this year, your City Council
showings of solidarity against these utterly unjustifiable shelters (bottom right). To live there, everyone needed to be unanimously adopted the IHRA’s working definition
terrorist acts against humanity. There are many community able to get to a bomb shelter within a dozen seconds in case of antisemitism as a better tool for education and law
resources for all of us and ways to help the innocents and their of missile attacks. Thus, to wait outside for the bus, kids still enforcement. In March, I saw a bit more in Sha’ar Hanegev
families. At our city council meetings this week, each of my needed a reinforced bunker. For the same reason, our guide about the existential threat that Israelis face every day from
colleagues and I spoke from the heart about our outrage and said his teenage daughter had never in her life taken a shower terrorist groups who do not merely disagree on policy but
our support for Israel and its people. Let us stay united as a with the bathroom door closed because with a closed door deny the Jewish people’s right to exist and continue to
community – and vigilant in response to this week’s jihad it would take too long for her to reach the bunker in case threaten their extinction. Yesterday was the latest attempt
threats by extremist radicals – as we find ways to help those missiles were launched! to act on those threats. Justice requires that we stand strong
in need and each other. It was hard to imagine living under that threat then. The and united against hate, violence and murder.
In March, I joined a delegation of nine American mayors brutal scenes of the last days and the mental image of what Please join me in prayers for the memory of all the fallen,
to Israel as part of the American Jewish Committee’s Project must have happened on the peaceful streets and playgrounds like Ofir Liebstein, who died tragically while striving to protect
Interchange. We visited Kibbutz Erez, a little more than a I walked just a few months ago are beyond comprehension. his family and his neighbors. Please join me in prayers for the
thousand yards from the Gaza border. Among the people The first photo (bottom left) shows not only the Gaza safety of those who defend against terror, for the swift and safe
we met was the Mayor of the Sha’ar Hanegev regional border, but also the site of the planned call center the Israeli return of the innocent hostages, for all of us feeling the shock
council, Ofir Liebstein, pictured here (bottom middle). I was regional council would build to give jobs to Gaza residents. and loss, and that both peace and justice should reign throughout
devastated to learn that Ofir was shot and murdered Saturday Mayor Liebstein was excited and committed to this effort to the world. May the memories of those lost be a blessing.

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