On 1/7/09 E wrote:
Hi Barry -
Glad to hear you’re safe in Israel. Can’t imagine how stressful it is being there at this time!
E

On 1/7/09
Dear E,
I’d rather be in Israel during the war than in the US. It’s like being with a friend while the friend is having a crisis. I may not be able to do much, but it feels good to be able to do a little, even by being here.
Besides, the war is taking place far from here. The missiles from Gaza don’t reach this far north. If I had been in Israel during the first Iraq war, when Iraq was shooting scud missiles at Israel and people had to run to bomb shelters everywhere in Israel and people were worried that the next scud would be armed with poison gas, I might have been more stressed.
As it is, I personally know at least one person who was called up to serve in Gaza, and many of the people I know have brothers and other relatives serving in Gaza. Several Israeli soldiers have died already and, of course, many more wounded.
Be well,
Barry