Posts Tagged ‘war’

I always try to nap for a while after the kids get back from school, with varying degrees of success.
I’ve developed some tactics for getting my nap time. Basically, you have to make sure the kids are well fed, saturated and have something to do. That’s their computer game/TV time too.  We don’t actually have [...]

Gilad Shalit is a huge topic in Israel, and today we mark three years since he was taken hostage by Hamas.
Now, I do realize we have thousands of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons, but there are some major differences. There is no symmetry here.
1. Gilad is held hostage. Hamas has presented Israel with a [...]

Good thing I remembered it this morning! Well, my Mom had to ring me and remind me, really. There’s a national drill today – something at a scale I don’t remember ever being done before. They’re going to sound the sirens at 11 AM today and we’re all expected to play along and, ummmm, seek [...]

So, Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire and Hamas grumbled along about halting their own activities for a week (why just a week, I wonder, but with these guys, even a week comes as a pleasant surprise).
I really hope Hamas will use this ladder to get off their high tree and maybe, just maybe, turn their [...]

Lisa Goldman wrote a great post about the situation here. Lisa is an Israeli who strongly opposes to the war. She mentioned many Israeli bloggers who share her views, and was kind enough (I think?)  to mention my blog, along with Liza Rosenberg’s as bloggers who “justify” the war.
I started formulating my reply to Lisa’s [...]

I’m writing this post, partly in response to some comments which I received.
First, I wish to address the touching comments, some with links to horrendous videos depicting the plight of the people of Gaza.
Not a day or an hour goes by that I don’t have the people of Gaza on my mind. My heart breaks [...]

Started a few hours ago. Watching the constant stream of news was a bit too stressful for me, being as IsraeliDad is there. So instead, I went to watch last night’s episode of the Israeli version of Survivor.
I figured it would be an escapist venture away from our daily reality, however, this time the reality [...]

As of this hour, my favorite radio station is broadcasting rocket launch warnings live. They don’t actually sound the siren, just the DJ breaking into songs announcing in a stern voice: “Right now, sirens are operated in the town of Ashkelon. Residents of Ashkelon are asked to take the necessary precautions.”
What that means is that [...]

I’ve seen some posts on blogs and forums that continue to blame Israel for the current outbreak of violence (or let’s call it by the name the Israeli media uses: the Gaza War).
I consider myself very left-wing when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict. I am very pro-peace, and like many Israelis, I am more [...]

If you’re keeping up with the news, you know by now that this probably won’t be a short operation. Of course, a lot depends on factors outside of Israel’s control. For example, here’s a scenario for bringing a quick ending to the bloodshed:
Hamas stops launching rockets on Israel. Effective immidiately, all launches on Israeli civilians [...]