November in Israel - Missiles and Aikido
Situation in Israel is not very clear now. Well, it is never really clear here, but when we have visitors from overseas, they are always surprised that it is so peaceful and beautiful. But now it is not quiet. Now there is war. Missiled fly above us and on us. Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza City. Picture: AFP Israelis suffer, Palestinians suffer, and we all pray for its quick end. Our town is so far ok, but we hear missiles land and explode south, north, east and west of us. Our military has a new weapon that shoots a rocket against a rocket and they hit each other in the air and explode. It saves here many many lives. a woman protecting her daughter in the south of Israel - November 2012 Photo from: http://www.facebook.com/News213 Everywhere people keep training as usual. We worry, we are prepared to run to shelter, we are trained to do that, but once our aikido class begins, we forget everything and there is peace. Even