• It is a weird feeling to be away from the television and internet,
    knowing that your country is under attack. If the missiles were landing
    closer to us, then we would surely be connected, even on the Jewish
    Sabbath – life takes precedence, after all. But since we were out of
    harm’s way (we hope), we spent the Sabbath oblivious to what was going
    on. Except for the periodic sound of airplanes flying overhead (about
    once to twice an hour). – Israellycool
  • Unfortunately, we don’t live in a pacifist utopian state, even if we
    close our eyes and pretend real hard. The illusion is ruined by the
    sounds of the bombs going off and the angry speeches promising death to
    the you-know-who’s. So we are instead forced to decide whether
    non-violent cheek-turning is a viable survival strategy when surrounded
    by entities that want us dead. – AbbaGav
  • And You Thought Cleaning Out the Garage Was a Pain… Try cleaning out the
    bomb shelter, the room you like to pretend doesn’t exist, the storeroom
    for all of the cr-p that you don’t know what to do with and you just
    toss inside. I peeked in mine today, realised there was no light – not a good
    thing – and stuck a lamp in there. No need to replenish the water
    supply – there was still plenty of mineral water in there – left over
    from 2003 (anyone remember Saddam Hussein? Scuds? Anyone? Bueller?) – An Unsealed Room
  • Listen, if it was just me, I’d be quite excited. Scared, but the
    adrenaline would be pumping. I was here during the Gulf War of ’91, and
    although those scuds came down around me in Tel Aviv, I was on the
    beach with friends watching those little orange fireballs head for some
    random location accompanied by the eerie wail of sirens. Trouble is, I
    got me a family, innit. And, I seem to have been instilled with this
    very protective instinct that is starting to bite… – Anglosaxy
  • The fact that I have deliberately avoided reading any news since 6am
    has significantly improved my stress level. Please do NOT tell me what
    is going on with the war unless it is good news. I’ll check again in
    the morning. Once every 24 hours is enough for me. I’m not covering the
    war, I’m living near it. Too near it. So I don’t need to be masochistic
    about it. – Chayyei Sarah
  • Some Lebanese definitely oppose Hezbollah. However, Hezbollah is an official political party in Lebanon, and they hold twenty-three seats
    in 128-member Lebanese Parliament. What’s more, Hezbollah has two
    ministers in the government, and a third is endorsed by the group. The
    Lebanese government cannot hide behind the Hezbollah and claim that
    they are not responsible for Hezbollah’s actions since Hezbollah is
    part of the government! – Cosmic X in Jerusalem