Month: May 2007

The Israeli army has the responsibility of protecting the Jewish state, the only one of its kind in the world. We are surrounded by more […]

I wanted to write about Elie coming home with his gun for the first time this week. About how careful he was to place it […]

Our medics often help Palestinians. It is done without expectation of ever receiving the same treatment back. It is done because Israel respects human life […]

It’s a collection of news items and other information that shows a side of Israel the world refuses to see. Israel is so many things […]

Twenty years old is a milestone. No longer a teenager. “I’m getting old,” Elie joked last night. What will you do on your birthday, I […]

It’s not always easy to sit in one place and listen to a lecturer, when you know that you know the subject better than the […]

In about a week, it will be 2 months since Elie entered the army. If you ask a 19 year old if he is a […]

Apparently the army understands that heat can be dangerous. So, all the while this past week, as I was worrying about Elie being in the […]

It’s very hot in Israel now – we’re having one of those “sharav” (heat wave) days where the wind comes from the desert, bringing heat […]