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Bridges 2 Israel                                                                                                  Israel Ramble letters                                                  November 19 2012 Photo by Raanan Fromen In This Issue Not bad for a lake Visit Our Sponsor One of the best PR for Israel Not necesarily my views but how refreshing when someone speaks his mind freely without being hampered by PC A way to help people in the south of Israel Click on the link below To Our Dear Friends and Supporters - In response to the inquiries we have been receiving, we wanted to share with you what Leket Israel is doing now and will continue to do in the event that a cease fire is reached to provide support and respite to families in the South: Supplying 1,400 sandwiches a day to children in shelters throughout Ashkelon Allocating food vouchers to 400 families in need Making Leket Israel's fleet of trucks available to Homeland Security Feeding 500 children on a fun day away from their shelters In the hope of quieter times soon. A way to help Israel click the link above Quick Links  Previous Israel Rambles letters  Quick Links  previous Israel Rambles Our Sponsors Our Synagogue You are invited to join services at our Synagogue any time  see details Cantor - Boaz Pnini Dear reader, In a time like this how can I not write?! It is reminding me of the biblical story of Esther a little bit. When she is was told something like: "Do not imagine that in a time like this you will be able to rescue your soul from the faith of your Jewish brothers and sisters."  I have got quite few complains about not writing the Rambles any longer. Complains work.. sometimes.   A lot had transpired since my last ramble. I saved lots of things on my computer. I found photos from 21 years ago when I just moved to the state, in short, time had not stood still.   And now there is a whole new/old war in Israel. So I will write few things, especially contrarians things.   For example. We often talk about "collateral damage", but what about collateral benefits?! I have been still living in Israel at the time of the 1st golf war, when scads missiles where flying our way, and that was eerie. Yet, the spirit of mutual help and support was palpable. When you live under such threats you start to appreciate what really matters in life, it toughens you up and it makes you take life problems in proportion, you have to open your heart and become generous, open your house to strangers who run away from the rockets attacks, you learn how to deal better with life challenges, there are some collateral benefits.   I have a solution to the conflict in the middle east. I do not say that you will like it or that it is practical, and it is not really mine either. I do say it is a solution which had worked before, or in other words "Pray The Devil Back to Hell". If there is a way to empower Arab women to become equal to their men and if they can be true women, instinctively supporting life as all natural women do, they will shame their men to have peace, it is possible, it has been done, watch the movie.    I called my brother who still live in the Kibbutz a couple of days ago. The kibbutz is not too far from Gaza, his wife picked up the phone and answered in a very hushed tone, her voice almost put me into sleep. She was just putting her 4 children into bed in the little MMD, a small bomb shelter every modern Israeli home must have, it is part of the construction code.   She told me they are trying to keep everything as normal as possible, they know the drill and they are not scarred. They had 7 times during the day when the sirens went off. Life keeps going. It seems that being so far away from Israel it is easy to get over worried, when you are in Israel it is more a practical matter, you can do something about it and then you are not so worried.   During the 1st Golf War my in-laws in the US were terrified and they "ordered" my then girl friend (now ex wife) back to the state. For us in Israel it was not such a big deal, something to reckon with. Maybe what we can do here is to help with PR, and Israel needs PR, by forwarding the different youtubes, you may find them on the left panel of this newsletter.   I believe the conflict is very simple; we want to be there and they (the people in power and those who follow them, that is) do not want us to.. end of story.   That was political, personal and crossing some red lines.. personally I feel a lot of hope for Israel and for peace and I deeply believe that out of rotten things beautiful new things can appear, just like in nature.   Boaz Pnini  Bridges 2 Israel PS. After writing the above ramble I called my friend in Israel who lives not too far from the "hot zone". She felt very optimistic about the possible outcome for the current events. She thought that it will possibly bring a new understanding between the sides and that the people of both sides may get a better deal than the current one. i.e. more "normal life" for the people of Gaza and peaceful life for Israelis, lets hope.   We are trained to look at worse case scenarios, but what about best case scenarios?!   PSS. Look at the support we are getting from around the world    Lake kineret corner Good news for the Kineret. After a very hot summer, the Kineret begun rising again when it is only few centimeters below last year max level.  Please feel free to forward  Israel Ramble letters to your friends and family and anyone who may be interested. You may use the FORWARD link below. Thanks, Boaz Pnini, Bridges 2 Israel LLC

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