For the sin we have committed by diminishing the sanctity of Jewish lives
And for the sin we have committed by diminishing the sanctity of Arab lives
For the sin we have committed by accepting a double standard
And for the sin we have committed by blaming Israel first
For the sin we have committed by distorting facts
And for the sin we have committed by excusing anti-Semitism
For the sin we have committed by ignoring the will of Israeli citizens
And for the sin we have committed by demeaning Israeli democracy
For the sin we have committed by arrogantly trying to “save Israel from itself”
And for the sin we have committed by “knowing better” than those in danger
For the sin we have committed by ignoring Jewish rights to the land
And for the sin we have committed by championing only the rights of others
For the sin we have committed of forgetting our horrifying historical experience
And for the sin we have committed of comparing ourselves to our persecutors and murderers
For the sin we have committed of denying our legitimate right to liberation
And for the sin we have committed of prioritizing the liberation of others at our expense
For the sin we have committed of lionizing a “Palestinian” state
And for the sin we have committed of opposing a “Jewish” state
For the sin we have committed by seeking to make Israel weaker
And for the sin we have committed by making our enemies stronger
For the sin we have committed by ignoring threats against Jews
And for the sin we have committed by exaggerating threats against Arabs
For the sin we have committed by denigrating the positives
And for the sin we have committed by emphasizing the negatives
For the sin we have committed by calling terrorists “progressives”
And for the sin we have committed by calling soldiers “murderers”
For the sin we have committed by denying Islamist anti-Semitism
And for the sin we have committed by calling Zionism racism
For the sin we have committed by making Israel a partisan issue
And for the sin we have committed by ignoring Israel altogether
For the sin we have committed by abandoning Jewish values in our support of Israel
And for the sin we have committed by abandoning Israel in support of our Jewish values
For the sin we have committed of rejecting Zionist Jews of good faith who disagree with us
And for the sin we have committed of embracing non-Zionist Jews who endanger us
For the sin we have committed by denying the right of Jews to self-defense
And for the sin we have committed by whitewashing violence against us
For the sin we have committed of calling rockets, arson, and bombs “peaceful protest”
And for the sin we have committed of calling terrorists “activists” and “freedom fighters”
For the sin we have committed by disregarding the lives saved by Israel
And for the sin we have committed by disregarding the Israeli lives lost
For the sin we have committed by paying no heed to Jews hiding in shelters
And for the sin we have committed by supporting their attackers
For the sin we have committed by dismissing the fears of our children
And for the sin we have committed by dismissing the sacrifices of our parents
For the sin we have committed by shutting our eyes to Israel’s grandeur
And for the sin we have committed by ignoring the miraculous in Israel’s rebirth
For all these, Forgiving Guardian of Israel, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.