Haim Jelin disappointed with the political echelon: "What is so hard about coming and saying 'we were wrong'?"
Haim Jelin, a resident of Be'eri and a former Knesset member, spoke on 103fm radio about the government's policy in Gaza. He expressed distrust in the political leadership and questioned whether the State of Israel is being run by mere circumstances.
Observers are once again warning about the activities of Hamas terrorists, claiming that the senior command is failing to heed their warnings. Former Knesset member Haim Jelin, a resident of Kibbutz Be'eri, spoke today (Sunday) with Barak Seri and Eli Ohana on 103fm radio about life in the shadow of the fear of another massacre, declaring: "Give me a tractor and a plow, and I will make you the border of the State of Israel."
"The testimonies of the observers cause me, and all the residents, great pain," said Jelin. "The sentiment common among us is that nothing has changed. I trust the army with my eyes closed regarding their presence in the brigade, but I cannot trust those who give orders to the army, because their approach is inconsistent."
Jelin expressed deep frustration with the political echelon:
"What is so hard about coming and saying 'we were wrong'? It prevents us from building a sense of security among the communities that were harmed and lost so much. This is an emotional matter, not a political one at all."
He shared that his dream was to build houses without protected spaces (MAMAD). "That did not happen. Not only are we building protected spaces now, but we are implementing the highest standards against RPGs, shelling, and fires," he said with sorrow. "Why must we be in this position? These are not mere circumstances; this is a security policy. Is the State of Israel actually being run by circumstances?"
"No matter what happens to us, we will cultivate the fields that saw so much blood"
"Life is like riding a bicycle: if you keep pedaling, you don't fall," Jelin said, comparing the lives of the bereaved members of Kibbutz Be'eri. "People need to move so that the pain and the weight of October 7 do not manage them, to understand that there is life beyond that."
"We grew the barley, which is now in barrels for whiskey, but the beer is already out—it is a sign that no matter what happens, we will cultivate the fields that saw so much blood," he declared. "Precisely in this place, the land will return to us. We will hold on, develop, and become even stronger. Give me a tractor and a plow, and I will make you the border of the State of Israel; I have no problem with that."
"Last Friday, we went up in hot air balloons for the first time in three years, and the whole region lifted. I wish the Gaza envelope would rise just like those balloons," Jelin concluded.
