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One Thousand and One Nights

01-Mar-09

980 days and nights have passed since Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas militants.
Later this month, on Sunday, March the 22nd, we shall all mark the 1,001st day of Gilad’s captivity. On this day, the Aharai! (“Follow me!”) organization is holding a simultaneous march in 4 Israeli cities: Acco, Tel Aviv, Be’er Sheva, and Jerusalem.
The [...]

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Life in Beer Sheva

01-Jan-09

It’s a terrifying sound. I remember hearing it during the first Gulf War. You close yourself in a room, and pray the alarm ends without a shocking boom. Complete helplessness.

Filed in Daily Israeli, Oy Vey, Trips in Israel, Video Log | Also tagged Alarm, Grad Rockets, Qassam | Comments (2) »

The Missiles Are Not Sophisticated, Israel is Simply Miniscule

31-Dec-08

For the first time ever, Palestinian rockets have reached the city of Be’er-Sheva. Until today, Be’er-Sheva was never being regarded as a “border town”. If you look at the map of Israel, it sits right at the center of the map. It is also the seventh largest city in Israel.

But the truth is Be’er Sheva [...]