Operation Protective Edge — Day 17 Operation Protective Edge’s 17th day brings more rockets fired into Israel, hard-fought battles in Gaza, and the discovery of more deadly tunnels, which have … Continued
Israel
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge – Day 16 Today Israelis demonstrated once again the meaning of unity — that we are indeed, one people. More than 30,000 Israelis attended Max Steinberg’s funeral, … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge – Day 11 At exactly 10:30 pm Israel time last night, our troops entered the Gaza Strip and marked the beginning of the ground operation. Israeli residents … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge – Day 10 On the tenth day of Operation Protective Edge, the ground war has just started. Today, it really hit me— the great dissonance between the … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge – Day Nine As I was writing yesterday’s update about Israeli volunteers, 37-year-old Dror Hanin, father of three from Israel’s center, drove to the Gaza border to share refreshments … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge – Cease-Fire or Day Eight? After a relatively quiet night, this morning began with hopes for a cease-fire to end this round of fighting. Israel’s security cabinet … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge – Day Seven The seventh day of Operation Protective Edge began with an increase in the number of missiles launched at Israel’s south. Earlier today Israel used a Patriot … Continued
An update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge– Day four The fourth day of Operation Protective Edge began with an early morning shooting from southern Lebanon aimed at Israel’s most northern town, Metula, which sits … Continued
An update from JCC Israel Center
July 10 2014 Operation Protective Edge – background and updates During the search for the three missing Israeli boys, Eyal Yifrach, GilAd Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, Israel’s Defense Forces arrested … Continued
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Parallel Cities
When I had originally planned on this month’s message, I had no idea that I would open it with a prayer for the safety and well being of three Israeli … Continued