| Untouched by man, the land lay bare; No fruit nor flowers did grow there. A wild and unkempt land it was The wilderness. Then pilgrims came with tools and seeds. They came to plow the cold, hard ground, To plant their seed, and to water the ground With blood, sweat, and tears. Expelled from the world, They joined hands and came To rebuild their homeland, to plant, and to pray, Believing their families would join them one day In the land of the Jews. They gave up their old lives in Exchange for the new, and Israel prospered and Israel grew, Where she stands a reminder to both Gentile and Jew: A miracle. |
| ISRAEL, A MIRACLE by Eva |
| Published August 23, 1998 The Jerusalem Post Daily Internet Edition |
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| "The Hebrew word "Mitnachalim" has been mistranslated as "Settlers". The correct translation is "Inheritors". The Jewish People are the Inheritors of the Land which the Almighty promised to their Forefathers as an Everlasting Inheritance" - Ruth Matar, Women in Green - |