It turns out that Israel takes on different appearances depending on whose eyes it’s viewed through. An early twenty-something steps off the plane and sees through wide eyes a sun-kissed land filled to brimming with young olive skinned honeys filling out olive-toned uniforms in all the right places, deliciously greasy buckets of shwarma meat [...]
Last year, on this day, I shared this story with you. Just wanted to let you know that the marriage didn’t last. Perhaps it has something to do with them celebrating the engagement on Memorial Day. In any case, I didn’t feel very connected to the holiday this year. Not really sure why. I didn’t [...]
Yet another chapter of the Harry’s army chronicles… 1998. My advanced tank training was held on the southern Golan Heights. We spent about 90 percent of our time out in the shetach (field). Upon returning to the base on Sunday we would drive our tanks through military only areas of the Golan, passing decimated and [...]
We are at a historical turning point in Israel’s history. We are witnessing the beginning of the inevitable fragmentation of the Likud party. I sometimes forget how different Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are. In Jerusalem all you see is posters stating “The People with Gush Katif” and “Sharon is dividing the country” whereas in Tel [...]
Let’s ignore the latest undemocratic politicized nudnicks who are refusing to serve in the territories and instead focus on the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and reservists who put their lives at risk on a daily basis to ensure the survival of the Jewish state. Because when it comes down to it, that’s what it’s [...]
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