That's it. The country can breathe a sigh of relief. The judge did what was necessary and sent the bribe-taking traitors, the creators of the rot directly to their proper place.
To Kiryat Hamala. Oops. Sorry, to Ramla Prison.
It was amusing to hear and see the squirming of his Knesset members as they tried to defend their former friend, while at the same time not sounding like a typical Haredi when slamming the judicial system.
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Unlike many others, I didn't feel any joy at the sentencing. Anyone who took a bribe belongs behind bars. Just like someone who ran a red light or someone who robbed a bank. The law is the law.
But unlike many others, I am saddened by Judge David Rosen's decision in the case of former Mayor Uri Lapoliansky. The judge ruled that he will not go to prison (for now). I hear the decision - and I am sad. No, not because he will not go to prison. But because of the reasons. The former mayor, founder and chairman of the world's largest charity organization, who, according to everyone, including the prosecutor's office, did not take a bribe (or did not take one at all, according to him), did not go to prison because of the serious illness he is dealing with.
rope.
It's a shame that no one in the legal system had the courage to look directly into Uri's ever-smiling face, despite the pain and the mask of agony, and say out loud: Your case is different from others. You're not going to jail because you didn't take a bribe. The others are, because they did.
It's a shame that the stated reason for keeping Uri with us is the damn disease that attacked him.
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On Saturday night, we will ascend, along with hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children, to Meron. As a volunteer of United Hatzalah, I beg you: When I, or any of the volunteers, are called upon - because of the pressure, I am sometimes forced to make way, how can I say, a little brutally.
Do me and you (and that one who needs urgent help) a small favor: When we ask to pass, loaded down with equipment and stretchers, we don't do it for our own pleasure. Make way. And if you smile, it will give us the strength to continue volunteering.
And one more thing: the headline wasn't a list of lottery numbers. These were the years sentenced to those involved in this week's incident.
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Micah Sholem.
