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Tucking In The Children of Sderot
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Sderot, Israel— I’ve got this struggle after seeing this a little closer. Mostly, I see that the Israelis gave away Gaza, and are now getting bombed for it. I’ve now met little children who are literally losing sleep over this, and who risk their lives by going out to play. My sense of what is important in the world tipped again. I’m told there is no middle class in Sderot, that most people are very poor, and can’t afford to get out. I remember the Israeli leadership saying after the Gaza giveaway that there would be hell to pay if Gaza turned into a launching pad against Israel. Well? And, in the meantime, the poor and unemployed are bearing the brunt of the rocket attacks. I’m told by a man from Tel Aviv that Sderot is otherworldly to him,… read more

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