Dear Mr. Netanyahu,
I am certain as I write this letter there will be at least one moment when tears will come to my eyes. The things I want to say to you are so heartfelt and I believe shared by so many other Jewish people like myself, that I have no doubt I will have moments of intense emotion while saying them.
I wish to start with two very simple words. Thank you. I am the son of Holocaust survivors from Holland and my entire life I have understood the importance of the State of Israel, not only in Biblical terms, but in its role as a national guardian and protector of the Jewish people. Everything you do, each word you so carefully speak, and every life you so clearly cherish does honor to the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. As I sit here in New York, I feel safer as a Jew knowing you are working as hard as one can work, and with as much competence as one individual can have, towards keeping Jews all over the word safe from today’s version of the Nazis.
I do not have the honor of knowing you personally, but as a Jew listening to you speak of your desire to bring peace and quiet to the people of Israel, and the importance you have always shown for Jewish life, you almost feel like family to me. It is natural and often justified for us to question the sincerity of politicians, but when you show anger or concern over harm done or threats made to the Jewish people, I never have the slightest doubt it is sincere.
I know you have critics. You are the Prime Minister of a country where people are allowed to disagree with you. I have no issue with those people because it is part of what makes Israel a great country. However, what it does do is give me an even better understanding of how difficult your job is. That coupled with pressure from the U.S. government and a world often working against you, the challenges you face on a regular basis are not to be envied. Yet through all of these issues you conduct yourself with a graceful and strong leadership we so desperately need to have not only in Israel but throughout the world today.
Mr. Netanyahu, you are a true leader of the Jewish people. You make so many of us feel safer during what is emerging as another dark time in our history. My mother who is 92 and lived in Holland during the Nazi occupation has told me this reminds her of 1938. I challenge her on that statement saying that today is different because we have the State of Israel. I would add that today is also different because of one other reason. We have Benjamin Netanyahu.
In case you’re wondering, my first tears started way back in the beginning when I said Thank You the first time, something none of us can do often enough.
May God continue to provide you with the strength, wisdom and courage you need to see our people through these troubled times.
With fondest regards,
David Groen
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