I was supposed to go grape picking this morning. A couple from my ulpan invited me to go with them. They frequently visit during the summer months to help farmers harvest their crops. The grapes at the vineyard in Psagot were ready, and so was I.
Then, last night, I browsed the internet for an article I’d written, but before I could get there, the day’s lead headline blazed: 'Four killed as terrorists open fire near Kiryat Arba.' Less than an hour from Jerusalem, on the same road I’d be travelling in the morning, two men and two women were killed, one of them pregnant. Z”L. The terrorists first laid fire from afar, then approached the car and shot the travelers at point-blank range.
The attack was a response to the peace-talks between Netanyahu, Abbas and Obama in Washington.
The Israeli Defense Forces expected more attacks in the coming days and put the country on high alert.
Clearly, I shouldn’t go. The vineyard lies off Route 60, the same highway where the Israelis were murdered."
