June 2001 Vol.4, No. 5

Contents New Proposal for Europe's Future   by Paul Kieffer All the News That Fits-Into One Minute    by Melvin Rhodes Day Care Debate: More Than Aggressive Babies   by Cecil E. Maranville In Brief...World News Review    by Cecil E. Maranville, Darris McNeely and John Ross Schroeder This is the Way...Dancing With Death    by Robin Webber This Is the Way... Dancing With Death by Robin Webber How would you handle the news that you had only a short time, a very short time, before you would die? How would handle your remaining days? There is a saying, "Watch those who are dying-they will teach you how to live." Last month in Israel, members of a wedding party were dancing the night away not knowing it would be their last. Many had no time to consider what happened as they plunged several stories to their deaths. Perhaps you saw the stunning video that captured that horrendous moment at the wedding of Assi and Keren Sror in the Versailles Hall in the southern section of Jerusalem. But perhaps we have already gone our way in the rush of life and forgotten that each of us is potentially dancing with death each and every day. Additionally, what befell them truly makes the Word of God come powerfully alive. Let's pick up the story through the words of a series of articles that appeared in The Los Angeles Times. Over a matter of days, articles titled "Party Hall Collapse" (May 25, 2001, by Times staff writers), "Serene Wedding Feast, Then a Pit of Death" (May 26, 2001, by Tracy Wilkinson) and "Rescue Called Off at Collapsed Party Hall" (May 27, 2001, by Associated Press) clearly outlined the powerful parameters of this collective, yet personal, tragedy. Beyond the pain came the sobering reality of a stunning lack of responsibility. Assi and Keren Sror were celebrating their wedding with nearly 700 guests. Little could they imagine what was about to occur. The guests were dancing to a very popular, bouncy Mizrahi tune. Pretty women in sleek dresses, a boy on his father's shoulders-how could anything be better! They could be heard singing in unison the refrain of a well-known Mizrahi (Middle Eastern Jewish) song, which goes, "I have no money, I have no future." And then, they were gone! For many those would be their last words. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0106/theway0106.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Dancing With Death" Other Articles by Robin Webber Israel, modern: _World News Review November 1998 _World News Review Nov 2000 _World News Review January 2001 _Next on the Agenda: Mideast Peace _A Covenant of Life _The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism _Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really? _When The Walls Come Tumbling Down _Getting Underneath the Skin _Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really? Part 2 _Middle East Amnesty Produces Chaos _"Cold" Peace or Real Peace? _World News Review Nov 2004 _Retreat From Gaza _Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006? _An Incendiary Arc of Instability _Return to Jerusalem _Five Significant Trends of 2006 _Will Iran Be Stopped by Diplomacy? _Demographic Trends: A Warning to the Western World _Who Will Restore Israel? _God Save Jerusalem! _Intifada of the Crossings _Will Israel Attack Iran? _Will New Leadership at Home and Abroad Bring Israel Unacceptable Security Risks? _The Jews: From the Dispersion to the Modern Israeli State _A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism _The Middle East: Worlds in Collision _What Is the Church? _Jerusalem 3000: An Uncertain Celebration _Israel: Small but Significant _Israel at 50: A Saga of War and Peace _Papal Visit Highlights Middle East Problems _What Prevents Peace in the Middle East? _A Different World _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start? _The New (Anti-Semitic) World Order _2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2004 _Israel's Amazing Story: Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2004 _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _Has World War III Already Begun? (1/2006) _Media Blitz Against Israel _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _World News and Trends - November/December 2006 _The Six-Day War--40 Years Later _Israel -- Hope Beyond Today _Can Israel Survive? _World News & Trends Jan 2009 _Golda Meir and Deborah the Judge Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site