The Proof Quotes

“In the sixteenth year of the reign of King David, the King decrees that the land of the Philistines be now and forever protected by General Jaazaniah ben Shaphan the victor in the battle against the Philistines. His land will extend from the Kingdom of Israel south to the lands of the Tribes of Arabu and from the Red Sea west to the Mediterranean Sea.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof

“wish I could help you process all of this, but you Americans live a very insulated life. Israelis on the other hand see death and the effects of war on a daily basis. Military service is part of our lives. Every couple of years our men and women drop what they’re doing and put on their uniforms to fight these people. Not all Muslims you understand, just these radical terrorists who truly believe the State of Israel should not exist, and it’s their sacred duty to kill every Jew they can find.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof

“Let me tell you a story that will help explain things. Once upon a time a scorpion was trying to cross the Jordan River. It came across a turtle that was going to swim across the river. The scorpion asked to be taken across the river on the turtle’s back. The turtle asked why he should do that. You’ll sting me when we’re in the river and I’ll die. The scorpion said he certainly wouldn’t do that because then they would both die. The turtle thought about what the scorpion had said and finally agreed to carry the scorpion across the river. Halfway across the river the scorpion stung the turtle. As the turtle and scorpion sank into the river, the turtle asked the scorpion why he had stung him. The scorpion answered because this is the Middle East.” Everyone laughed at the truth behind the old parable.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof

“Americans were funny. They hadn’t seen a war on their own soil for over one-hundred years, and very few men or women served in their army. It wasn’t that way in Israel. Everyone served, everyone had family or friends who had died in recent wars, and the entire country was always in a state of alert.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof

“The problem is there aren’t many moderates on both sides willing to speak out, and until the moderates take over the political dialog, there’ll never be peace.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof

“the ninth day of Av on the Hebrew calendar, the worst day in the history of the Jewish people, the date of the destruction of the First Temple.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof

“The fire could be seen from as far away as fifty kilometers, and the fleeing residents of the city wailed at the visible destruction of their most revered holy site. King Zedekiah’s words from the previous day would prove prophetic. He would indeed be the last king of Judah.”
― Rich Goldhaber, The Proof