Page 26 - Issue 16

In our generation, we

are the Maccabees

Text read at the Chanukah party of
the Jewish Defence League in the
Second World War - the Brigade

Since the Maccabees picked up the Israeli sword
of protection, two thousand three hundred years
ago, to protect the homeland, freedom and the
way of life of Israel - the glorified self-defence of
the heroism of the people has not ceased.
In various aspects Israeli heroism has been
discovered.

By the people settling on our land and the enemy
coming to his home with a sword and spear we
knew how to bear sword against sword and spear
against spear and many hundreds of the enemy’s
spears were broken by our spears.

And contrary to the might of the Roman Empire
against the sword of Israel, the non-surrender of
the spirit of Israel overcame it and the huge
empire shattered.