A couple of twisters appeared on the coast yesterday prior to the thunderstorm we experienced. A tornado twister can create havoc, although most stay off shore in the sea.Today has been slightly calm. There might have been a rocket that landed near the Kibbutz late morning. The Kibbutz set off its air-raid siren followed by Read more
Israel/Palestine
Last night three rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon. I slept through all the excitement. One hit Nahariya and two in the field somewhere. Today there are planes and helicopters flying everywhere in the sky. Everything is fine, the way I see it, is if a there is a direct hit on the house Read more
Today I am staying just outside of Nahariya in Northern Israel. The border of Lebanon is just over the hill. Nahariya experienced rocket attacks during the war in 2006. Today it was reported in the news that Hezbollah will refrain from attacking with rockets against Israel. The Lebanese government said they do not want the Read more
While the bombing in Gaza continues into the second week, the Muslim world is outraged and the IDF resolves to achieve there objective of ridding the dilemma of Hamas. Updated 2/15/2009, as you can see Israel did not topple Hamas. Israel does not have a solution to the problem that they created by cutting off Read more
To continue with a few facts from observing the war in Gaza, one subject to note: the outside international countries, citizens, unions, and other organizations are appalling, and ghastly, according to how they loose the prime context within the subject. There are a few subjects the media, and the third parities avoid mentioning. First, the Read more
I am sure you have heard from the news about the fighting in the Gaza Strip. I thought of writing about a few facts about the Gaza dilemma. An important aspect to understand is that Gaza is a welfare state supported by the West that includes the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Israel Read more
The fourth week of organic farming is completing; I will be staying until January 4 on the farm, which a couple from Canada will be arriving on the fourth. The family suggested to head north, and stay at their sister’s house that lives on a Kibbutz near the border of Lebanon. I will most likely Read more
I am into my second week of living on the organic farm, and everything is working out as planned. We have been busy with the strawberries—the strawberries are the moneymaker. Every morning we pick and bag lettuce and then weed, clean, and transplant the strawberry beds. This situation is ideal—good food, nice family, although busy Read more
I arrived on the organic farm last Friday; I find the situation to be beneficial, despite the hard work. I do have my own room with a bathroom and a kitchenette, satellite TV and free wireless Internet is included. In addition, food is included and the family has expressed if I need anything to just Read more