January 20, 2013 |Nurit Greenger
My friend Ron Nachman, the mayor of Ariel,
passed away from the disease that scares us
all.
Ron was Zionist
bulldozer and a
modern a pioneer and
the power of his vision and persistence to
build the city
of Ariel, in
Samaria, and his tirelessly
war to incorporate Ariel into the
Greater State of Israel opened
the door and reinforced
the continuation
of settlement in Judea and Samaria.
Ron was an Israeli with
a heart full
of love
of
the land of Israel and the State of Israel and he knew the
importance of the Jewish
state for
Jews everywhere.
He was the father of EVERY resident
of Ariel.
Our friendship goes back 40
years,
started immediately after the
Six Day War. We kept in touch but ran on different tracks.
Ron
was a busy bee; he forever looked for angles that will not clash with the
schizophrenic policy of Israel regardless Judea and Samaria so he could accomplish
his vision of Ariel's development and growth. He was relentless.
On
one of my visits to Israel my son and I spent the entire day with Ron in Ariel.
He closed his office and took us all over the town. We visited the town hotel
that was closed and empty because people were scared to stay across the
"Green Line." We visited the
budding college and the industrial park that was in its infancy, but the vision
Ron had for it. We drove through fenced and barren land among cultivated land and
Ron explained to us that the fenced land belong to Arabs and thus it is out of
boundaries of the town's use until the owner will agree to sell it. He was
proud that no matter what the world has to say, Israel is not an occupying
force, rather an example for respecting human rights and law.
We
drove up the hill top and saw the Dan region's sea shore and the Arab villages
that surround Ariel and that gave us the perfect perspective how important
Ariel is to Israel's security.
At
the end of the day we ended having late lunch at the town's main shopping
center square. Everyone Knew the mayor and he knew everyone as well. People came
up to him and greeted him and he responded. Ron was approachable. No doubt he was
Ariel and Ariel is Ron Nachman.
This is the way of life; we lose the dearest
to us.
Ron's
vision was greater than Obama's vision, which is to establish a Palestinian
state on Jewish land. My greatest worry is who will step into Ron's shoes and
continue his fight, to maintain his vision to protect Ariel and defeat Obama's
vision.
Your memory will be blessed,
Ron. Continue being the mayor of Ariel from above.
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