Sorry for being absent for the past few days guys, but I have had a tragic incident in the family and could not get on line. It got me thinking though, life is so short, and tragedy strikes with no distinction weather you are Jewish, Muslim, Christian or what ever, and nature does a pretty good job so how come people insist on creating their own tragedies? Why would anyone set out to kill another? Do they stop and think “what is it really for?” money? , land?, religion? Everything is dwarfed by death….

I guess this is one of the main reasons we are simple beings, we think we are smart with our technologies and equipment but at the end of the day, we are not that different then the lion in the savanna, the main difference is that the lion kills for food, because it has to in order to survive and I can respect that, us Humans – we kill because someone or “something” told us to.

Do people really have kill or hurt other to make a point? And is there any issue in the world worth killing for? If I was god, I would condemn those who kill “in my name” to suffer endlessly, but alas, I am not, and I guess there are those who think killing other will make their god like them more, so I have a question for those who think killing in the name of… is part of god’s wish:

How good is your god if he asks you to kill others (innocent or not) in his name? Would you really like to meet such a god?

Please excuse my enthusiasm I am still emotional by the past few days, but I really gave a lot of thought to the subject, and my Idea of a good life is mainly – living it. Dying or killing in the name of… does not seem to me as my purpose on god’s green earth. I wish we could create a separation between those who wish to live and those who wish to kill those who wish to live, that way, we could get rid of those who kill in the name of…as they will probably kill each other soon enough.

Today is an important day for Israelis all around the globe. Each and every Israeli will pay his or her respect to the fallen Israeli soldiers who fought along the years in the many military campaigns this country had.

It is imperative to remember that Israel Never even once engaged in a a military conflict willingly, each and every conflict which took place was a necessity to sustain the normal way of life in Israel and for Israelis abroad.

Today at 20:00 and tomorrow at 10:00 Israel time, there will be a siren. A siren which represents the respect we all share for those who died defending our country and us. It is amazing to see how 6 million people stand still for a whole minute both today and tomorrow morning in remembrance of our sons and daughter who gave their lives fighting for this country. Everything simply stops for 60 seconds at a time – twice. Cars stop in the middle of the highway, the banks, shops, airports everything comes to a halt.

I think this day symbolizes the tight connection between Israelis where ever they may be. Although we may not know each other, we all know we will be there for each other in time of need.

The Israeli Soldiers memorial day (“Yom Hazikaron”) is a sad day, a day where we remember the tens of thousands who died for this country, but it is also a happy day, and the fact that the Israeli independence day comes right afterwards (the memorial day ends tomorrow at 20:00 which is exactly when the Israeli independence day begins) merely states the strength of the Jewish people. It says to our enemies:

“we are sad and we grieve, but we are twice as strong and we will fight to the end, cause we have no where else to go…”

If you have necer been to Israel, you will be amazed about how people care for each other on the street. not to say Israelis are polite or have good manners, actually people on the street are not as polite as European or American people but, in my eyes at least, from my experiance people in Israel will pick you up if you fall on the street, people in Israel will lend ou a hand if you’ll need it. If your car is broken in the middle of the road before you can say jack… you have 5 people under the hood trying to help.

carrying a big package on the street? in no time you’ll have people helping you carry the weight.

And I think it’s mainly because we were educated by those who lived differently abroad, that the only way we can and will survive is by being together.

The feeling of unity in Israel as I mentioned in another article in this blog is second to none. The way people offer their help is unique and I don’t think there is anywhere else on this planet that people help each other in such a way, although we have seen situations around the globe where a disaster brought people together, I guess it is the constant threat on the entire country which causes people to behave in such a manner.