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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/13/AR2009121301372.html
With Gaza Cease-Fire, South Israel Blossoms
(AP/Washington Post) Aron Heller - The three-week Israeli campaign in Gaza launched on Dec. 27 drew harsh international condemnation and threats of war crimes prosecutions. But most Israelis see it as the only means they had of ending eight years of rocket attacks on Nahal Oz and other nearby towns and villages. Until less than a year ago, Nahal Oz was a place to stay away from or risk being hit by rockets from neighboring Gaza. Since then, 10 new families have moved in. This used to be a place where few days passed without people having to dash to air-raid shelters. Now, it's a quiet village with open spaces, down-to-earth neighbors and affordable housing. The only thing heard from Gaza these days is calls to prayer at the mosques in Gaza City.