We look two lane Highway 232 to Kibbutz Ber-eri. It is so close to the border of Gaza it remains restricted and one needs military clearance to enter the area. We heard artillery fire. It sounded somewhat distant but actually quite close. We were reassured it was kilometers away and part of …
This child is a hostage of hamas terrorists.
Cleared for publication….When the news report or news feed begins with this phrase every Israeli know the following news will be one of loss. When a soldier dies, the name is only made public once family has been notified.
This morning the radio news report had the tone of tragedy. I don…
I’ve been fighting off an incipient cold, maybe the result of all the running around I’ve been doing. Who knows? But I’ve been writing all day. This is my second draft. First of all, Thank you to my many friends in the United States for sharing messages of encouragement which I then tr…
Talking with Sam this afternoon during a rare moment of downtime, I reflected with him about the nature of my mission here in Israel. I may be reporting what I see to you, but I’m not an investigative journalist. I am searching for some kind of truth, but I’m not on a so-called fact-find…
