sderot Archives – Page 2 of 10

What a dying business in Sderot looks like, even during cease-fire

Jared Sichel August 15, 2014

Red alert sirens, which have made life here grim for every resident, have made doing business here nearly impossible for many. On Thursday, even as the city was enjoying its fourth day of calm, the sight of gray metal shutters in front of nearly every shop in this alleyway was a stark reminder that Sderot\’s store owners know better than to think that temporary quiet will soon bring customers back.

Amid strife of Gaza-Israel conflict, some tales to warm the heart

Jewish Journal August 7, 2014

Perhaps with the worries about rockets flying and death tolls mounting during the Gaza operation, many lost sight of the myriad heartwarming stories from the conflict. Here are some you may have missed in recent days.\n

Reflections on being in Israel

Jewish Journal July 15, 2014

It\’s different this time. Even though it seems that Israel has faced this kind of situation before with Gaza. It is different this time.

Israel debates efficacy of military ground operation

Jewish Journal July 15, 2014

Standing in a well-furnished bomb-shelter in the southern town of Sderot, former deputy Israeli army chief-of-staff Uzi Dayan says that a large-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip is the only way to ensure that Israel completes its mission of ending rocket fire once and for all while striking a heavy blow to the Islamist Hamas movement.