Two Heroes Stop the Bulldozer in Today’s Terror Attack

A Golani Brigade off-duty soldier was one of the heroes who jumped onto the bulldozer to try to stop today’s attack in Jerusalem.
Here are the details of the actions of the Golani soldier and an off-duty police officer according to Connections Israel. (Connections Israel sends emails with the day’s news from Israel.  To subscribe try [...]

A New Kind of Terrorist Attack in Israel

Terror has again struck central Jerusalem. This time it appears that a terrorist used (it is still unknown if the terrorist stole the tractor or worked on a construction site or how he got it) a buldozer as his terrorist weapon.  As the story is coming out now (it is only an hour or so [...]

A sad day that could have been much worse

I woke up this morning to the news of the foiled terror plot in London. Frightening stuff that once again gives us the choice between letting terror and terrorists keep us from living our lives or choosing to add in additional security measures and keep going. I am glad that for the most [...]

Hatred in the USA - Gunman Opens Fire in Federation Office

Murder and hatred is still here in America too.  A man walked into the offices of Seattle’s Jewish Federation and openned fire, killing one and severly injuring at least two. What a nightmere. Read the details here.
What a world.
May peace, healing and security spread throughout the world.

Video You Must See

What is the reaction of an average Israeli to what is happnening in Israel?  Take a look at a video posted on Current for an answer and for the recording of an experience you won’t soon forget. The piece is called “Dodging Katyushas” Thanks to If You Will it for the original link.
May peace, security [...]

Lebanese Bloggers

Lisa of On the Face links to some Lebanese bloggers in her post “The Most Blogged War?”
Some of the blogs mentioned are:
Lebanese Bloggers Forum Lebanese Political Journal
Read the lengthy back and forth in Hebrew and Arabic called Hello Lebanon, Hello Isarel.
Eyal Niv writes in Haaretz about conversations he had with some Lebanese over coffee.Please suggest [...]

More Heartbreak, Pain and Worry in Israel Today

Oy.  More soldiers killed and captured. More families in pain, worry and heartache.  My prayers go to the Holy One for the soldiers killed & captured, their families and for the soldiers who are looking for them.
One excellent way to stay connected to what is happening is to read Aussie Dave’s blog, Israellycool, updated every [...]

Asheri is dead

For the Asheri family the worst has happened. Their son, Eliyahu, is dead. It is a sad day for the people of Israel - a member of our communal family is dead because of hatred. The Jerusalem Post opens their article by writing,
The IDF confirmed early Thursday a report the Popular Resistance Committees [...]

Operation Summer Rain

By now you are likely aware of the present situation in Israel - (on June 25th) Hamas/Palestinian Authority Terrorists kidnapped an Israeli soldier named Gilad Shalit and (on June 27th) a tennage settler named Eliyahu Asheri.
Here are pictures of them:
Gilad Shalit

Eliyahu Asheri

Gilad was taken after the PA soldiers dug a tunnel outside of the Gaza/Israel [...]