Arab terrorists abducted and murdered three teenage students for one crime only: they were Jews.
This visceral hatred on the part of these evildoers is nothing new.
As we read in this week's Torah portion, 3,300 years ago the prophet Bilaam set out to curse the People of Israel with an aim to put an end, G-d Forbid, to their Divinely guided role in history.
But the Al-mighty thought differently and turned Bilaam's curses into wonderful blessings.
From the days of Bilaam until today, there were those who sought to harm our people. Now, as then, we know that ultimately their schemes will not succeed, and the vision of a good and G-dly world will prevail.