Archive – PaulaSays

A Last Look at the Carmel Fire

March 14, 2014 paulas 0

Few words could be added to the pictures here…and so all I will add is a prayer that their memories be blessed and their sacrifice […]

Hungry? An interesting way to order!

August 5, 2011 paulas 0

To the Far Reaches

March 30, 2011 paulas 0

Have you ever been to Mt. Hermon? I’ve seen it from the distance but only climbed (drove) up once. It’s amazingly far from most areas […]

Planting a Tree

February 26, 2010 paulas 0

Seasons in Israel are so different than they were in the United States. In the US, they seemed to gently glide, one into the other. […]

She Knows

June 30, 2008 paulas 0

Update 2014: Days after writing this…Israel was shocked to see the very image it expected to see. I know that doesn’t make sense but it […]

The Big Debate

June 27, 2008 paulas 0

First posted on June 27, 2008 – reprinted from A Soldier’s Mother The Big Debate Far removed from Elie and his daily life, is a […]

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.