Mendy Rivkin, the Israeli man stabbed and seriously wounded by an Arab terrorist last Wednesday night, has told of his terrifying ordeal and miraculous recovery.
Rivkin was out with his wife in Givat Ze’ev, Jerusalem, when the terrorist stabbed him twice in the back; he was lucky to survive.
“I feel much better every day,” he told reporters from his hospital bed. “I’m getting stronger daily and I feel very lucky. Every day I go up a rung on the ladder and the steps keep getting bigger.”
“I went out with my wife to have a meal,” he recounted. “Suddenly I felt two blows to the shoulder and I felt all the air go out of me. I told my wife that I’d been stabbed twice.
“I immediately went into a store. I pushed my wife with me by instinct as I fell. I got the coat off and lay down on it. I was cold. Again I shouted that I’d been stabbed and I felt the life seep out of me.
He said he saw God’s hand in the speedy arrival of paramedics, whose emergency first aid likely saved his life.
Rivkin said that while the experience was a traumatic one, he had resolved not to let it defeat him.
“The feelings are unpleasant ones at first, but on second thought I decided that I will not let them scare me or give a prize to terror under any circumstances. We will raise our heads and win,” he said.
A Chabad hassid, Rivkin quoted the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in a message urging the Israeli government not to give an inch in the face of terror.
“The Lubavitcher Rebbe said that just by talking about handing over territory, we are endangering millions of Jews. We are utterly forbidden to talk about handing over territories in any way, in any diplomatic context. It must stop.
“It has caused damage, and there are thousands who did not get to reach a press conference like this. I got to rise from the dead, in a certain sense, maybe just to send this message and say – ‘Guys, this is our land. God gave it to us as a gift. Under no circumstances can we give it up.
“We must start raising our heads because we are a wonderful nation,” he added. “We need to stand tall because we can beat this thing. We can attack all those who are challenging us.
“So guys, let’s win, and with God’s help we will succeed. And stop thinking about handing over territory. We need to defeat terror in the toughest way possible.”
the rebbe said it so many times
What an inspiration! Such a clear message! And from his hospital bed yet! Israel must never give up land, and take 100% possession of all our Holy Land, Yerushalayim, Hebron, Shechem, etc.
i’m davening for your complete recovery by shabbos candles every week
G-d bless you, thank you for speaking up
refuah sheleima thank you for powerfull message
שהחיינו וקימנו והגענו לזמן הזה
thank g-d you are healing fast,l say your name in perek shira with all my other names,l just add serel maness
Refuah shelaimah!
You made one mistake, you said “if you give back land”. This is and always was OUR land, it’s a question of NOT giving AWAY parts of OUR land that was given to us by Hashem.
It’s time Israel wakes up and acknowledges the reality that they must get rid of all the arabs from Israel. even at the expense of nto being considered a democratic country anymore. too many of our own people are being killed for the sake of democracy.
That’s right you tell the world to back off
I have been telling Jews and goyim for ages what the Rebbe said
If you give back land you will be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people
I remember watching s video of the Renbe saying this years ago
No no no we will not let land go no no no we will not let land go
Chanasimcha
not giving up an inch and not talking about giving up an inch are wonderful positions, but they won’t stop terrorism. i’m not advocating not giving up an inch, i’m just saying that a strong defense will not stop such knife attacks. if the other side has leaders and teachers who keep their youth angry and frustrated and make such attacks a religious endeavor, this will continue.
I am so MAD
Kill the terrorist on the spot
or when you find them
Stop[ with the political correctness.
Hashem please continue watching over all Yidden
make it
its Bibeys fault he is the one who started the idea of a 2 state solution
he gave away chevron
he let out thousands of prisinors terrorist etc etc etc
Thank you thank you thank you for saying it to the entire media!!! They need to hear it!
BH for the miracle that his life was spared. May all Yidden be protected.
Time for all yidden to finally get the message without any more suffering. We want MOSHIACH NOW!!!thank you. Refuah shelama!
Wake up every single Lubavitcher – the Rebbe gave us a mission to save C’lal Yisorel from these misguided and dangerous Israeli peace policies – we must use every chance to publicize the Rebbe’s message for Shleimus HaAretz like this brave Chossid has done!
Tamar Adelstein
http://www.chabadlife.tv – The Shleimus HaAretz Show
Bibi isn’t better than shimon peres,Rabin,o Sharon.all have jewish blood in them hands.
Unfortunately our politicians don’t care about jewish blood being spiled.
Now it’s time for netanyahu to stop with the cheap talk and actually stand up and give the Arabs a serious blow and not to even consider giving an inch of land and stop this craziness.
we want Moshaich now
Yosher Koach! Hoping those with the government’s influence, Listen!
I met your Mother at the Ohel, she’s a charming string woman! I prayed for your recovery too!
Holdu lahshem ki tov ki leolom chasdo…
AMEN KEN YEHI RATZON
and i never post comments