keebsiweebsi took some amazing pictures of an Israeli tank unit. See his Israel-Hezballah War Pictures: "Israel's Secret Weapon" in his post "Israel at War. The spiritual side CNN doesn't want you to see".

In other news, I found this quote rather eerily appropos.
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
~Indira Gandhi (more Famous Quotes)

My friend Phyllis coined that phrase the other day....and it describes the city well. Everywhere you look, Israelis and Arabs are on one, smoking the other, or both. I can't help but wonder how they manage to keep the cigarettes dangling from their mouthes as they chat so animatedly on their cell phones, gesturing wildly all the while ( Read more... )

So here I am, blogging from a hotel computer in Jerusalem, Israel!

After a grueling 15 hours of travel - including a 3hr layover in lovely Newark, NJ, we finally landed in Tel Aviv on Monday morning. I can honestly say that even with all the flying I have done with the Red Cross and back and forth to Russia, I have truly never been on a flight ( Read more... )

It has been a hellish few months in general...but I think this week takes the cake. What a week!!

First, I spent three days and $2,500 completely removing *almost* the very last stitch of everything in my Mom's place in preparation for finally getting the thing on the market on May 10. Now that it is almost empty (some items purposely left for ( Read more... )