Parents around the world are familiar with the child’s fear of the dark, the fear of monsters under the bed or in the closet. In most cases, this fear is irrational and can be banished by simply turning on the lights. In Israel, it’s the parents that are afraid for their children. The monsters are … More Monsters under the bed…
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This isn’t new, it’s just become more sophisticated. Why doesn’t the world cry out to stop the abuse of the Palestinian children? Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story View original post
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.
“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
Imagine you are walking down the road with your child. Sirens go off, warning of in-coming missiles. If you are lucky. You have 15 seconds to find shelter. There is a bomb shelter but it is too far away. What do you do? A missile can hit you. It could hit next to you fling … More The 2000 year old hope to be free in our own country
After 18 days of searching Gil-Ad Sha’er (16), Eyal Yifrah (19) and Naftali Frenkel (16) have been found. Hand in hand, a line of soldiers stretched out across a field, slowly moving forward. Together they searched every inch, leaving no stone unturned, no brush unmoved. They knew the bodies of our three kidnapped teenagers were … More Our boys, brought home
my article published on Times of Israel yesterday: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/no-one-left-to-speak-for-me/ #BringBackOurBoys day 14 Fourteen days ago Gil-Ad Shaer (16 years old), Neftali Frenkel (16 years old) and Eyal Ifrach (19 years old) called their parents, telling them they were on their way home from school. Their parents waited for them but the boys didn’t show up. Later … More No one left to speak for me…
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