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For several days now I have been trying to forget the night between Saturday and Sunday. People talk about this night like women talk about the birth of their child, repeating the story over and over again, what a great miracle happened to us, how great the fear was.
cruise missiles and hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles with tons of explosives, passed over our heads with a noise of which we had never heard, it was unlike any previous sounds of war, and the fear, such as we had never known before,
And then the feeling that a miracle really happened to us, here we are still here intact.
I'm so sorry that I just read the blog of someone who I was trying to find a common language with in the last few days and I didn't succeed because she really hates Israel.
She bases herself on false information and spreads it on her blog and there will always be others who join her,
It's almost midnight and tomorrow will be another day. I'm so tired and hurt by these lies, tomorrow I might write a more coherent post.
You've been in my thoughts. Your tired and hurt voice is heard amidst the sorrow of war. I hope you and so many others find sustenance in the miracle.
ReplyDeletethank you am It's now a little after midnight and I hope I'll really be able to sleep, the app on my phone informs about missile firing in the north, anything can happen here at any moment.
ReplyDeleteYou're in my heart. I thought of friends in Israel being terrorized and was glad you did in fact survive that terrible night. Breathe! We love you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Boud. Indeed the feeling is that a kind of miracle happened after so much time of loneliness in the world, I thank you for the support that is so important here.
DeleteYael, may you be unharmed and emerge safe from this terrible time.
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on luck Joanne.
DeleteOh my goodness, I can't help but wonder about all of the birds and animals! What must they be thinking? I hope your nerves have settled down now and you get some normality. It's so frustrating not being able to offer any help. I almost feel guilty that I have been born so far away and everything feels quite normal here. There's some creepy people out there who can't stand a difference of opinion!
ReplyDeleteThe cats were very frightened that night. One of them ran away and hid for a whole day under the house. Now that I'm paying attention I think that there really aren't any bird sounds like in a normal period at these hours. I will follow it. No need to feel guilty Judy, you do a lot in your supportive comments here. Thank you.
DeleteWe had a family funeral in Israel last Friday so my husband flew from Australia in time. He didn't know whether to be more anxious about diseases and hospitals, or cruise missiles flying in.
ReplyDeleteBe safe... it is an endless misery.
It really was the worst time to fly here.
DeleteYou are living through terrible times. Thinking of you and praying that you stay safe.
ReplyDeleteThank you Elaine. Sometimes I say to myself, at least it's not boring here.
DeleteYes it seems a miracle protected you and Israel that night. Your safety is in my prayers often.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate it Terra. Now it's morning and everything is quiet as if nothing happened and nothing will happen. Let's hope so.
DeleteLuckily you can sit back and be grateful that Iran failed miserably, and simply send them a very severe warning! Any escalation could be disastrous; Iran is unpredictable. We are all thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cro. We all know the peace is temporary but enjoy it for now.
DeleteI have just read that Israel has retaliated. My fingers are crossed that this doesn't escalate. xx
DeleteI hope so too Cro. Yael ( from my ifhone I am anonymous.)
DeleteYou are always in my prayers. When I heared about this horrible attack, I thought about you and I visited your blog several times waiting to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteHilde in Germany
Thank you Hilde. I really appreciate your support.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you in my heart and mind (Sandy from wales)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandy.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness you have such a good defence system but that doesn't stop them from sending the rockets and missiles. I cant imagine the noise and the fear. Thank goodness youre ok
ReplyDeleteYes, us and the Americans, and some of the English and the French and even the Jordanians. Clearly, the world has recognized that we are not the only ones in danger.
DeleteEveryone thinks they know so much when they know so very little. This includes me. Although I have opinions, I try to be somewhat open to better information etc.
ReplyDeleteYou are very fair in your approach. This woman wrote in her blog that she will never forgive Biden for helping us, it basically means that she would like to see us all dead here, what is this if not antisemitism.
DeleteDear Yael stay strong. I feel for you. I was only a few yeats old in ww2, so my understanding was limited. but we lived in Kent England known then as the bomb track. every night we saw and heard the bombers combers coming over and the rush to the shelter. Even now.
ReplyDeleteWe pray for more miracles and peace will eventually prevail.
It will come and we hope for a long time.
Remeber to breathe deeply, it halms a little.
Kathy
Thank you Kathy. Of course I try to live normally, the very next day I fried schnitzels for the grandchildren.I'm sorry to read that these are your childhood experiences.
DeleteI only mentioned it as it refkects what you must feel. I know others experience the same and worsen bu it does give me fellow feeling for the way you are having to live.
DeleteKathy
I know Kathy that your comment was written out of great compassion and understanding of the situation
DeleteI would tthink that Yael can see and feel far more about the situation than we possibly can, she is living amongst and the casualties amongst her own people also.
ReplyDeleteKathy
Agreed.
DeleteThank you again Kathy for your support and understanding. I of course deleted the comments of the troll who has been coming here obsessively for a long time.
DeleteThere are so many conflicting reports of what
ReplyDeleteis /or will be happening in Israel that knowing what's true isn't easy.A couple of things I do know -
I care about you,
I want you and your family to be safe and well and blessed , Mary
Thank you Mary. I hope all your prayers come true.
DeleteYael, I'm praying for you, your family and Israel. I read the blog you mentioned. It reminded me of this quote from Herbert Spencer, "There is a bar all principle which will keep a man in everlasting ignorance, That principle is Contempt prior to investigation." Most Americans don't really want to think for themselves, they want to parrot what they are told by the politicians and the media.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jack for the support. I don't know about "All Americans", but that woman was afraid to make a personal contact with me because it might cause cracks in her anti-Semitism and she would have to give something up, the most terrible thing to me is her comment that I "chose a side", how much malice and stupidity is needed To accuse me of choosing a side, I didn't choose anything, everything was forced on me here.
ReplyDeleteIt must be terrifying.
ReplyDeleteDear Yael, if only some magic could bring you here to England where you would be safe and cared for. Always in my thoughts x
ReplyDeleteThanks Kath. You are a very generous person. People like you make the situation more bearable.
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