Jewish hostages held by Arab terrorists at Entebbe Airport, Uganda, were rescued by Israeli commando units in 1976.
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Torah has no concept of prison as a punishment. Why?
Because prison is a futile place.
A place where you are told,
“You will continue to age, but you must not take charge of your life.”
“You must be here, but you must not change what this place is.”
“You will live, but you must not give life.”
“You will keep your head down. While you are here, you are somewhat less than a human being.”
But you are a living human being, the divine image in this world.
You are here to take charge of your life,
to make change in the world,
to give life to others.
We cannot make you a better person by robbing you of that divine image.
But we can lift you up by treating you with the respect and dignity that every sacred human life upon this earth deserves.
We can make this no longer a futile place.