Published: November 27th, 2012
Israelis wave flags and signs saying "Together We'll Win" during a demonstration supporting an Israeli ground operation in Gaza.
Photo Credit: Oren Nahshon / Flash 90
I, like all Jews,
sincerely hope that the current cease fire between Israel and Hamas will
live up to its namesake. And yet, Israel still has enemies very close
to its borders, and peace with them is not yet knocking at our door. In
the midst of last week's war, I embarked on an emotionally profound
visit to our brothers and sisters down south. The trip was planned, with
the thought that they would be in need, while the rest of us should be
concerned for them and yet personally find ourselves in a safer
situation.
However, while down there, it seemed that it wasn't an attempt to comfort those in danger, as opposed to ourselves.
While the rockets were flying in to southern Israel daily, and creating a terrible and dangerous lifestyle for the residents of the south for nearly 12 years, this week the rockets were reaching as far as my own home in Gush Etzion. Fatal rocks are thrown at an innocent women driving home, a bus blows up in Tel Aviv, and it seems that there aren't many locations in the country that are not under attack.
Going back a few years, we can add in the entire northern frontier [including Haifa] that came under attack during the days preceding and proceeding the 2nd Lebanon war. With the events in Syria of the last few weeks, it seems that almost the entire country is a target, or a highly probable potential target. It seems that Israel is at war everywhere.
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