This morning I woke up to news of one soldier killed, 4 wounded. 9 terror-attack tunnels were found during the night. The air-raid notification on my phone was going off – Hamas is bombarding our southern towns with missiles. Yesterday, before the IDF went into Gaza, a soldier was injured and his combat dog was … More The terrible toll…
Heroes don’t wear capes and masks. They don’t have super powers. Heroes are regular people who do what needs to be done in unbearable, impossible situations. This video shows heroes under fire. Faceless people, “just” doing what was needed – doing everything possible to save the life of Dror Hanin who was hit by a … More This is what heroism looks like…
Again we are hearing news of negotiations for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. The world media seems jubilant. I am not. I don’t want a ceasefire. I want peace. Real peace. A ceasefire means ceasing to fire. It makes no mention of putting down weapons, or taking a step further and “beating swords into … More I don’t want a ceasefire.
How do you think children should be treated?
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“Let the IDF win” is a rather strange slogan, something I did not understand the first times I heard it. After Operation “Pillar of Cloud” I understand. Less a slogan and more a plea, the request is aimed at our politicians, not at our…
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Israelis are often looked at as a blood-thirsty, war-mongering people. In fact the opposite is true. We hurt ourselves, our people and the sovereignty of our country for the glimmer of a hope for peace. Israelis are dying for peace. Literally. The song in the video below is from 1975. It is a promise from … More The last time…
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” (Deuteronomy 30:19) The IDF, is Israel’s army, the Israel Defense Force, or in … More We’ve made our choices. What about you?
This is the reality in southern Israel now. Terrorists are bombarding us with missiles. Today the attacks were expanded and even reached Tel Aviv. This video is old which just shows you that this is not the first time Israeli civilians have been subjected to this unbearable reality. This is the context of Operation Protective Edge. This … More 15 Seconds: The Reality of Missile Bombardment
Last week the parents of sixteen year old Mohammed Abu-Khdeir from Jerusalem reported to the police that their son had been kidnapped by Jews. After a brief investigation the police found the body of Mohammed Abu-Khdeir. He had been hit on the head and burnt while still alive. No one wanted to believe that this … More The difference between “them” and “us”
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