tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314287062011-09-05T05:55:30.175+03:00Reporting from the front line in Northern IsraelUB Israelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10258452762990582075noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428706.post-57061151218447995232007-06-21T22:10:00.001+03:002007-06-21T22:19:51.839+03:00

This article was printed in the Buffalo Jewish ReviewJune 15 2007 issue (page 3)Buffalo is definitely not known for its high profile political struggles. This was left to cities such as Montreal, with Universities like Concordia and McGill starring on the news every once in a while due to an over heated struggle on campus. During last Sunday nevertheless, Buffalo came a little bit closer to being

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This article is taken from the Buffalo NewsDepth of Mideast emotions evident in confrontation of demonstratorsBy Katie Reedy NEWS STAFF REPORTERUpdated: 06/11/07 6:41 AM Tempers flared Sunday afternoon in Bidwell Park on Elmwood Avenue as pro-Palestinian activists rallied alongside pro-Israeli demonstrators on the 40th anniversary of the Six- Day War.The rally, which began at noon, was organized

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There are rare moments in life, when our hearts is truly fulfilled with happiness and we are proud of our heritage, culture and values. A moment just like that happened to me and many other Jews that attended the ‘Night to Honor Israel’ in Rochester, NY on March 25th 2007. Organized by Christian Congregations, CUFI (Christians United for Israel), Eagles’ Wings and many more, this night

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I know I haven’t updated this blog in a very long time. The past month has been so busy and hectic, there was just no time left for anything else. I flew back to the US on August 21st, and only after I landed here I began to digest everything that I went through this summer. Many people keep asking me about my summer and it seems that every time I start to answer I almost start to tear.It feels

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This brilliant article was written by a Christian Arab and I believe it summarizes this war perfectly. Please feel free to forward this article on.Israel's terminal illnessBy Joseph Farah, www.WorldNetDaily.comAugust 18, 2006"We've all known brave soldiers who fought courageously in multiple conflicts only to succumb to lingering and debilitating illnesses years later.Likewise, history tells us

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Tomorrow I’m flying back to the US and a million thoughts are running through my mind. Looking back I would have never imagined that this is how my summer was going to turn out. These were extremely eventful and unexpected two and a half months. I experienced sadness and fear in levels I never thought possible, and now I have stories to last me a lifetime.Saying goodbyes and leaving is always the

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It's been the most interesting and fun couple of days I've had in a while. My mom woke me up yesterday around 1pm after another sleepless night. It turned out there was a reporter from a big American network who wanted to interview a good English speaker and my mom recommended me. I barely dragged myself out of bed and before I knew it we were chatting outside, in my house's beautiful front porch

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After 3,970 Katyusha missiles and thousands of mortar bombs, anti tanks missiles and anti aircraft missiles the quiet has finally returned to the north. For me it too another week and a half in the Tel Aviv area, many sleepless nights and 4 hours on a completely packed bus with heavy traffic to go back home.As the bus was approaching the north everybody started looking out the windows, trying to

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UpdatingPhoto fraud in Lebanon

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Two of the soldiers that were killed yesterday both left pregnant wives, six month pregnant no less... All I could think of is how will these women move on after loosing their husbands? I was thinking of the personal pain I felt through when going through a breakup from a boyfriend I loved. If just a breakup from a boyfriend, not a husband, who is still alive, without a mutual child, could hurt

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These are some pictures of Israeli soldiers that the international media will never show, truth that shows humanity doesn't sell newspapers or brings up the ratings, now does it? In case you weren't familiar with the map of the Middle East - Israel is the country in blue (can you see it?) Lebanon, which is smaller than Israel is right above it and of course the rest of the arab world marked in

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Latest updates say that a ceasefire will begin at 7am on Monday morning, until then the IDF is supposed to reach the Litany river and disconnect the Hezbollah forces from supply in southern Lebanon.The UN has unanimously agreed upon the new ceasefire agreement.It amazes me how just a couple of days ago the agreement was so great for Israel and the new resolution is anything but good for Israel.

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During this war I've read a numerous number of articles on the lives of the soldiers and civilians who died. Each and every one these people has left behind family, friends, a life story.There are young wives or girlfriends who in a split moment lost the love their lives. There are mothers and fathers having to do the unbearable and burry their own child. There are brothers and sister who now

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First I want to respond to comments and personal emails I received. I'll start by thanking whoever is taking the time to read this blog and respond. I was asked by a number of people if it was okay for them to send my blog to their friends or link to it on their websites - it is most definitely okay with me. A big reason for writing this blog is to tell my story from the Israeli front line and

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After going to the Doctor's and getting a blood test I spend the rest of the day glued to the TV as always. As time passed by I began to feel depression taking over me, this complete sadness that I'm not sure how to deal with. It feels like we went back in time, where it's a terrible yet 'standard' part of everyday life to hear about soldiers getting killed, and soldiers getting injured.Even the

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I just watched these injured soldiers on the news, soldiers that lost their legs in this war and all I can think is what life is going to be like for them, as young men in their 20's, guys I could be dating even, that have to start their lives this way.When I was 18 I dated a guy named Runn, which was the last soldier to be injured in Lebanon, before the pullout. I met him while filming a video

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It was very interesting watching Lebanese Prime Minister Seniora sobbing and wiping his tears over the 'massacre of 40 Shahids' that Israel committed. It wasn't until hours later that Seniora admitted that only one person died in the attack.The damage was clearly already done; the BBC headlines didn't change for hours reporting about 40 dead even when it was obvious that only one person died and

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12 reserves soldiers staying in Kibutz Kfar Giladi were killed a couple of hours ago by a katyusha missiles. 3 are injured fatal wounds, 2 with the severe injuries. That kibutz is located 2 miles south of Metulla. When I first saw the reports on TV all the reporters mentioned was that there are many casualties and injured in the Upper Galilee area. I immediately called my mom on her cellular

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Taken from here1. Nationhood and Jerusalem - Israel became a nation in 1312 B.C.E., two thousand years before the rise of Islam.2. Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two decades after the establishment of the modern State of Israel.3. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 B.C.E. the Jews have had dominion over the land for one thousand years

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Yesterday we left Metulla after a week at home and it felt great and weird at the same time. 50 residents of Metulla (and 250 residents of northern Israel) got complimentary free tickets to a show called "One", which is preformed by one of the top female singers of Israel (if not the best), and a over a hundred dancers, actors, acrobats etc. This show is supposed to be comparable to Celine Dion's

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Another sleepless night went by. Oh well, I got used to this already. I went volunteering in Metulla's war headquarter again between 12pm and 2pm. Six Katyusha missiles fell in two parts of Metulla while I was there and so we were calling the residents of those neighborhoods in order to see that they're all ok. This is only something that can be done in a town as small as Metulla, with about

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Last night was terrible, most definitely the worst one since the beginning of this war. My mom says she never remembers anything like this in the history of Metulla, and she was here even during the six days war. I couldn’t begin to explain the amount of weapons used all night long. NONSTOP. My mom was hysterical; I’ve never seen her like this. It made me understand what anxiety injury is, and

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It's 2:05am and I just got back from the bomb shelter. Just like yesterday, we heard a whistle and then a huge explosion. Then, the siren went off. We decided to go into the bomb shelter because after yesterday, who knows what might happen here.An hour before that we went up to one of the neighborhoods in Metulla that face Lebanon in order to get a "private show" of the war. Yes, I know, we are

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I’m not sure how to begin to describe what the past 24 hours has been like for me. My mom wanted to go back to Metulla yesterday and trying to talk her out of it didn’t work. It’s only been 4 days since we left Metulla yet she already felt the urge to go back. Our pets are a huge concern and also it’s so hard to leave the town you live in and grew up in. I wasn’t going to let my mom go alone so

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Today I realized I am some kind of a refugee in my own country. Going back home at this point is like participating in a Russian roulette... Perhaps I can utilize the knowledge I gained in that awful econometrics class last semester and calculate the chances of surviving such a trip when all around me there are different types of missiles exploding. It's true that while I was growing up there

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This post won't be long... 9 soldiers were killed today by Hezbollah... Young men who never even got to begin their lives. My heart goes out to their families. Their lives will never be the same again. 22 other soldiers were injured as well - injured is just a word of course. Loosing an arm or a leg isn't. I can't imagine what it is like for them out there, with no sleep, knowing that it could be

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First I would like to take the time and apologize for the grammatical errors and spelling mistakes I have on this blog. I don't really have the time to proof read my posts and when I write the post it's from my heart, an emotional response to the situation backed up with facts of what is going on. So again, forgive me but there is not much time for correcting these mistakes.I woke up today, after

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Today I went back to Metulla after not seeing my mom for a week and a half. My mom didn’t want to leave… It probably sounds weird to you but you have to understand that it is extremely hard to just leave your house. It is the one place we are supposed to feel safe and secure in, therefore leaving for an unknown period of time is difficult. Most of the residents of Metulla choose to stay at this

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The following post is a correspondence I had with a Muslim girl in my American Pluralism class in school. It was a part of our grade to respond to classmates posts on the class's message board. This correspondence is from April 2006, and is still extremely relevant for a couple of months later. My responses to the girl are in the different colored font;It's so sad to see things like that, I

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This is the tenth day of fighting between Israel and a terror organization which its goal to make Israel disappear from the face of the earth, along with its citizens. Why? Because we are Jewish. Lets not hide behind pretty politically correct terms, this is pure anti-Semitism that is not so far away from what Hitler did in world war 2. The goal is the same yet the circumstances are different ג€“

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