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First aid hero -

Some people are made of amazing stuff. Israel has a disproportionate number of them.
Today The Jerusalem Post ran a story about an emergency aid worker who volunteers for the Magen David Adom (Red Shield of David).Boaz Shabo has spent the last few days in Sderot, the northern Negev town that has become the favorite dartboard for [...]

Sderot in flames

As so many people warned it would be, Israel’s 2005 “disengagement” from Gaza, which was supported by the United States, was pure folly.
It has resulted in NOTHING but more violence, more fear, more destruction, more death.
The warnings fell on deliberately-deafened ears. Those blind souls who still believe that Israel’s giving up of land will result in [...]

Of course there are solutions

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that there is no immediate solution to the Kassam rocket attacks that have for months been terrorizing thousands of Israelis, and that yesterday ended the life of 30-year-old Shirel Friedman.
A more honest statement would have been that he is not willing to implement solutions that DO exist.
The best one would be for Israel to begin moving its forces [...]

Alarm sounded in the Boston State House

From Jerusalem to the USA

I am writing this from the food court at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, where I have just “enjoyed” a Big Mac - getting ready for what lies ahead of me I guess.
About two hours ago I took leave of my family in Jerusalem, and in just under an hour I will board an [...]