:-Israelisms Podcast

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Fri, 21 July 2006

The Armchair Quarterback Show

The answer to the crisis and war in Israel is revealed. But why would you expect less?

Where are those missiles kept, anyway? The idiots at the United Nations deserve mentioning. Arielle comes home for the weekend. Responses to oh so many comments, and invitations for more.

Special thanks go to the maxi-talented Scott Fletcher for his contribution. If you need some Golden Vocals, visit Caraworks and listen to Podcheck Review

Important: Go to Israel At Heart and contribute your comments and time to the Take Three Minutes Swat Team

Correspondence from our listener Esther (who now has her own blog, up north:

Shalom Carol and Charley

Again your correspondent from the noisy northern border who was woken earlier by a loud boom (so what's new).

It is Friday, the end of another week and I am looking forward to your podcast.

Life has slipped into a routine of internet, phones and TV. My husband is back to work though half his shift aren't there - either at home looking after children or 'down south'.

Earlier in the week our congregation coordinator did a fine job organizing, among other things, buses to relocate any members of the community who wish to go somewhere more peaceful. Those who can't go to family or friends are with host families.The bus on Tuesday had a luckily escape as a kutuysha landed 100m away from where people were waiting to be picked up. Fortunately no one was hurt.

I understand Tzur Hadassah has taken a serious part in this effort both organizing and hosting.Did you know about that?

I am in charge of the 'Anglos', posting messages to an electronic notice board and phoning those who don't have email. Most of them are veteran Naharians and have no intention of leaving but were glad to have chat.

The Reform Movement also donated some activity kits to Shlomi and Naharia so the children will have something to do in the shelters on Shabbat.

Unfortunately it is not all good news. The lady killed in the first attack on Naharia was an occasional visitor to our congregation and her nephew is an active youth member. She was an Argentinean and her death has sent shock waves through the Naharia's Spanish speaking community.

And yesterday I discovered the one of our members is now living in a shelter because her building has been destroyed. Today I hope to organize some transport to get her to Jerusalem and a host family. I would like to check how she is and we really need to do some shopping so I think a detour is in order.

We have also had enough of being stuck inside and are planning a Shabbat trip to Tel Aviv - sea, sand ,sunlight.

I have stopped watching the international news and reports about 'Israeli Aggression's leaving me shout at the TV.

However this report left me breathless

Whether it's anti-Semitism or anti-Israeli, it is anti-me. ( And will someone tell me why it is so ok to be anti-Israel. What have we done that is so horrible the world feels it can hate us with impunity?) According to human rights organizations other countries can fight a war with civilians causalities and it is a shame, when Israel does so it is a war crime. Is my life, any Israeli life, so worthless to them that Israel is not allow to defend itself?

Final music is by Machina!

Direct download: podcast73.mp3
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