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Source: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/miluim-part-1-a-stones-throw-away-from-home/
IDF Reserve Duty: A Stone's-Throw Away from Home
(Times of Israel) Avi Zimmerman - My reserve service, being situated in the vicinity of Ariel, passing by my home on a regular basis, clarifies what every single Israeli is aware of - that he would not be able to sleep soundly at night if not for the IDF. By the same token, IDF soldiers occasionally experience a profound sense that, "wow, I'm really protecting my country." I've been asked, time and again, to place myself in the shoes of the terrorists whose actions we seek to prevent. But I will never understand how someone can strike innocent civilians in an attempt to advance a political goal - especially when those civilians are people that I know and love. The writer is executive director of the City of Ariel Development Fund.