December 2014 – PaulaSays

My Hopes for 2015

December 31, 2014 paulas 0

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions and to be honest, wishing people a happy new year sometimes seems alien to me. I don’t consider […]

Can you count the stars?

December 11, 2014 paulas 0

I saw a most amazing play last night in Gush Etzion. If, at the end of this post, you want to have the honor of […]

Lessons from Rami Levy

December 4, 2014 paulas 0

Life teaches us so many things…but only if we are willing to learn them. Today, my 14 year old daughter once again learned fear. She […]

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.

PaulaSays

A Voice from Israel

Month: December 2014

My Hopes for 2015

Can you count the stars?

Lessons from Rami Levy