January 2009 – PaulaSays

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Letter from a Reserve Soldier

January 29, 2009 paulas 8

This is what Elie and so many other soldiers would say to the world and the people of Gaza, if they could. But Elie is […]

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Rocket on Sderot

January 29, 2009 paulas 1

Sometimes, no words really are better… 07:10 AM – Jan/29/09 Gaza terrorists Thursday morning and ended several days of quiet for Sderot residents, attacking the […]

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Elie’s Team Won!

January 28, 2009 paulas 1

… today at the PaintBall field. Elie told me about his few hours on the field, much of it with laughter and smiles. He shot […]

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Amazingly enough…Israel

January 28, 2009 paulas 0

It’s nice to get back to normal – to post something ironic and funny about my country, rather than something about the war. For now, […]

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Nothing to say, nothing to write

January 28, 2009 paulas 1

Elie is off with the other commanders in his unit – playing PaintBall. His gun is secured here in my office behind two locks, dismantled […]

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Stomach Heading South…

January 27, 2009 paulas 0

My stomach headed south today. The darn phone beeped with a message that a soldier had been killed near Gaza in an explosion. Another soldier […]

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Thank you…from Elie’s Commander

January 26, 2009 paulas 1

There are many things that I think are unique about the Israeli army. Chief among these things is the way that the Israeli soldier interacts […]

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Thoughts of the War

January 25, 2009 paulas 10

After long talks with Elie, here are my thoughts (and his) on what came out of this war: What came out of this war: A […]

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Yesterday…

January 25, 2009 paulas 6

Yesterday, my son was called to the Torah. Even more, he read the entire weekly portion, as well as the additional section known as the […]

We are a democratic country; so much so, we allow our enemies into our government and from the podium of our parliament, they have the freedom to call for policies that would destroy us. Our current enemies, those who pose the most immediate threat lie to our north. This is Hizbollah land, where according to their leader Hassan Nasrallah, “We have discovered how to hit the Jews where they are the most vulnerable. The Jews love life, so that is what we shall take away from them. We are going to win, because they love life and we love death.” Our enemies lie to the northeast. This is Syria. My sons have spent many months on the Golan Heights, including some tense days waiting to see how the Syrians would react after Israel sent planes to destroy a building widely believed to be the beginnings of a nuclear reactor. My oldest son fought near Gaza to help stop the rockets from being fired against Israel. Our enemies lie further to the east. This is Iran, led by fanatics who promise that they will do all they can to accomplish in a few minutes more than what Adolf Hitler accomplished in six years of war. The Iranian leadership has made it clear in words and actions that they are after a nuclear bomb and that their goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Believe them.

We are a democratic country; so much so, we allow our enemies into our government and from the podium of our parliament, they have the freedom to call for policies that would destroy us. Our current enemies, those who pose the most immediate threat lie to our north. This is Hizbollah land, where according to their leader Hassan Nasrallah, “We have discovered how to hit the Jews where they are the most vulnerable. The Jews love life, so that is what we shall take away from them. We are going to win, because they love life and we love death.” Our enemies lie to the northeast. This is Syria. My sons have spent many months on the Golan Heights, including some tense days waiting to see how the Syrians would react after Israel sent planes to destroy a building widely believed to be the beginnings of a nuclear reactor. My oldest son fought near Gaza to help stop the rockets from being fired against Israel. Our enemies lie further to the east. This is Iran, led by fanatics who promise that they will do all they can to accomplish in a few minutes more than what Adolf Hitler accomplished in six years of war. The Iranian leadership has made it clear in words and actions that they are after a nuclear bomb and that their goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Believe them.

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