ZolaBlog: Israel

The Jerusalem Post has a wonderful article by Charles Krauthammer in today’s paper. Really, the consensus is that Israel should stay the course and finish the job with Hizbollah.
Krauthammer says:
What other country sustains 1,500 indiscriminate rocket attacks into its cities—everyone designed to kill, maim and terrorize civilians—and is then vilified by the world when [...]

Sunday in Israel is the first day of the week. Everyone is bustling about doing errands and going to work–quite a site. The week has started.
I returned the rental car back to the agency. I think this is the first time I have driven in Israel in all the times I have been [...]

Will and I head North today. We spend a quiet Saturday in Netanya on the beach. If I had not watched the TV or read the newspaper, I would not know that any kind of “War” is going on in Israel. Haifa is about 2 hours, by car, from Jerusalem. Netanya is [...]

It is Friday and Shabbat (Sabbath) will begin at sundown. I will say it again, I love watching Shabbat happen. Everyone is hurrying around getting their errands finished, their homes are getting clean and the best meal of the week is being prepared. Flowers are bought on Friday for the Shabbat table. [...]

It is a beautiful morning in Jerusalem. Will ended up in Kiryat Shmona yesterday with two others from Bridges for Peace. They delivered cases of green beans, powdered milk, diapers, canned pasta, etc. The army soldiers were so excited to get the food. They will distribute it where it is needed [...]

It is Wednesday and Will is headed up North with Bridges for Peace to deliver some care packages. They will deliver them to the Army and then the Army will distribute to those in need. You can help by donating to Bridges for Peace. Another way is to send Pizza to the [...]

It is Tuesday morning in Jerusalem, and I am trying to digest all the news that I have watched since returning here. Fox News still seems to be the most balanced. Forget CNN and the BBC—what a bunch of junk! Again they are blaming the Israelis for this mess. I did [...]

I have many thoughts on this past weekend. I want to write everything down so quickly. I don’t want to forget one thing.
Of course, the first thought is that we are in spiritual fight for our lives. The devil uses whatever and whenever he can. If Lebanon had not accepted the terrorist Hezbollah and supported [...]

I am thinking we will be the only people at breakfast, but there is an American. We talk about what is going on. He was with a group digging and touring. The students have all left because their parents made them go home.
We get on the road—still no traffic. We are [...]

We are the only ones at breakfast. Will has our day planned out and off we go. Our first stop is Safed. There is no one on the road. I still think, “OK, it is Shabbat.” There is no one on the road.
We find an apartment that has been [...]