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A Personal Perspective on the Israel/Hizballah War


[CAMERA] Liat Ben David - Life in the Galilee, and generally in Israel's north, has become a long game of Russian roulette. It happened within a few minutes three weeks ago - and hasn't stopped since. Every time you want to get out of the shelter, even for a few minutes, is a gamble: will Hizballah start shelling again just as I leave the shelter to get some milk and bread for my kids, who are sitting in it with me? And if it does - where is the closest hiding place? Is the local grocery store even open? Work is a forgotten dream, and those who still have jobs are afraid of the way back and forth. Our kids, even those who are not in shelters, know that they must be alert, suspicious, connected to the news and to their parents. That is daily life, everywhere, for all ages. More than half of the population in the north has left their homes and gone south.
2006-08-04 01:00:00
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