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    What a Cup of Soup Means

    In what country do people act this way? Stop to deliver soup to a stranger; give a blessing; ask someone to fix your bracelet...or fix someone's bracelet. In Israel.

    An Only in Israel Story from India

    The Indian army prepared to move in and rescue the hostages, but before they did, the Israeli hostages had already overpowered their kidnappers, tied them up and handed them over to the army.

    The Next War With Apps and GPS

    What does it say about us that we create programs to measure how fast we can run and where we can seek shelter?

    The Israeli General and His New Mercedes

    A general showed up to the checkpoint in full uniform driving a brand new, sparkling clean Mercedes.

    What You Don’t Put on Facebook

    When it comes to the army, there are some thing you just don't post online.

    Israel Voted Today: I Chose ‘Power for Israel’

    Someone asked me if Israelis were forced to vote or they had a choice...we so have a choice and we choose to vote.

    Twenty-Twenty Hindsight Makes them Lie

    If you are thinking of voting for Kadima and Shaul Mofaz, if you are thinking of voting for Likud and Bibi Netanyahu - take a look at this news report.

    When Others Speak

    President Obama, one could easily accuse the US of not knowing what is in their best interests. After all, they re-elected you, didn't they?

    In the Words of Our Enemies…

    Peace will hold so long as the Egyptians believe that we are strong enough and well trained enough to defeat them again.

    Israeli ‘Profiling’

    The IDF conducts physical profiling of Israeli children to determine placement in the army.

    Daoud, Is this Yours?

    If this is how the poor Palestinians are living, I can only wish some day God grants me such poverty.

    A Blessed Land, Wet or Dry

    There are things we do not understand - so many things, but I believe God answers every prayer that is sent to Him.

    The Blessings of Rain

    People are complaining about floods and traffic and the cold and through it all, there is this amazing joy.

    Happy New Year…But….

    We live in a world that runs by the sun, and yet it is the moon the reminds my people of who we are and where we are going.

    From Sad-ish to Glad-ish

    Boring is one of God's greatest gifts, especially for a soldier's mother.

    Settling Back to Quiet

    May God forever bless us with these messy floors and children who never listen for the siren, never look where to hide.

    So They Won’t Have to Serve

    My son-in-law needs to believe that there will be no need for soldiers in another 18 or so years. Deep down, I want to believe that too.

    Color Me Camel

    In the diary of terror victim Tal Kehrmann, Tal's parents found a picture of a camel, but it had not been colored in...

    That’s the Way the World Is…

    My children go to school behind fences, with an armed guard at the gates.

    If You Talk to Them, What Would You Say?

    What would I say to this news agency? This is my home - we have made the desert bloom, as we were promised.

    From Sandy Hook to Netiv Meir; from Maalot to Newton

    What we understood in Ma'alot, we cannot comprehend in this tragedy. In Newton, we are lost.

    Obsessed

    Why is the world obsessed with what isn't there and, even if it were, would do no harm.

    Twenty-Seven World Idiots Meet On a Hill

    The Arabs aren't accepting the pre-1967 borders, they are simply rejecting the post-1967 borders.

    The Bravery of the UN Peacekeepers Tested Again

    Today's news indicates that Japan is pulling its troops out of the UN Observer force in the Golan Heights.

    Desperately Craving Normal

    There are so many things that aren't normal about life here. Having a pile of gas masks in a corner of the room, for example, isn't normal.

    The History of E-1

    It's all about a mountain that sits between Maale Adumim and Jerusalem.

    A Lie Once Told…

    The picture isn't from Gaza. The blood wasn't from his brother. The Israelis weren't involved.

    From Rockets to Roses

    My greatest wish is that he soon runs out of base material from which to create his amazing art.

    What Came Out of Operation Pillar of Defense

    Few believe we won't be going back in to Gaza in the future to stop the missiles at our cities, the Fajir 5 and its next generations.

    Thanksgiving

    So, each year, most years, we made a Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family. When we moved to Israel, we made a few dinners with American friends, but for the most part, the tradition fell away.

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