Frustration. Pure and utter, heart wrenching, hair pulling, foot stomping frustration. So far three of my friends have been called for reserve duty and many of them are speculating they will be called soon.
The retaliation attacks on Gaza have escalated the situation to the point where a prolonged exchange will be inevitable. Hamas leaders are calling for a third intifada, so we have to hope they won’t be able to mobilize Arabs living in Israel. The security wall and tight borders have been effective in keeping terrorists out of Israel, so what happened in the second intifada will theoretically not be able to happen again. What the big question will be is if Hamas’s calls will be able to unite and rally Arabs in Israel to take action. Then Israel will also have to be vigilant on the northern borders as Hezbollah has not gone away…
I’m frustrated because we Jews know better. There is nothing better to unite a minority then their mass killing. It seems on some level that Israel is just feeding into Hamas’s plan and I don’t think it’s a coincidence this is coming at the doorstep of the upcoming elections.
From my perspective, sitting in my office in Talpiot, nothing has changed. I am working on an environmental proposal for the Foundation because on top of all this junk, Israel is in a dire water situation. I just returned from a vacation in Turkey where we met a middle aged Israeli couple that tried to take care of my friends and me. They helped us book travel arrangements, gave us pointers, and even stopped by at the end of the day to check in. Guy even commented that now I am a true Israeli because I went to Turkey for vacation. This worldwide family is what the world should know about us, not this ridiculousness in Gaza.
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