April 2009 – PaulaSays

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All’s Well, He’s Home, I’m Not

April 30, 2009 paulas 1

I guess that about sums up the situation. Elie called this morning to tell me he was already on the bus coming home. He offered […]

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Fearing the Unknown

April 30, 2009 paulas 3

The problem with it being 3:50 a.m. and not being able to sleep, is that the mind can race in all directions. Today, or I […]

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Today I Stood with an Israel Soldier

April 28, 2009 paulas 3

Guest Blogging: Today I stood with an Israel SoldierBy: Leora Hyman I live in Gush Etzion. Efrat to be exact. Efrat and Gush Etzion’s history […]

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A Ceremony of Remembrance

April 27, 2009 paulas 2

I’m a fireworks-aholic. I love them, especially if I can sit right under them and watch the colors and bright lights explode in the sky. […]

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Video: The Price of Freedom

April 27, 2009 paulas 0

Take a moment (sorry for the commercial, but it’s worth it) and see this video, please: http://wejew.com/media/3101/Israeli_Soldiers_Price_of_Freedom/

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Single-Sourcing Posts: Yom HaZikaron

April 27, 2009 paulas 3

In my real life, the one that takes place during the day and far from my children, I’m a technical writer. One of the things […]

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The Ostrich and the Ceremony

April 26, 2009 paulas 2

Every year, my city (and most cities in Israel) hold a memorial ceremony on the eve of Memorial Day. The ceremony begins, all of them, […]

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Things a Mother Doesn’t Need to Know

April 23, 2009 paulas 4

Kids love to tell their mothers things they really, really don’t need to know. As they get older, they become more sensitive and don’t tell […]

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A Siren and A Tear

April 21, 2009 paulas 7

In just over 40 minutes, an air-raid siren will sound all over Israel. It’s a sound that pierces the heart, a wailing that cuts 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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