tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978073343421837602024-03-12T20:22:33.565-07:00Zahava EnglardZahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-22747878573356818812014-12-14T13:12:00.001-08:002014-12-14T15:48:16.775-08:00The dish of milk by Israel's front door.<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; overflow: hidden;">
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">The Israeli government has been following a policy of playing down the extent of the barbarism of the Arab Muslim terrorists among us.</span><span style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span></div>
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The link at the end of this post is of a video that delves into this in depth. It is very graphic but important to watch to the end and begs the following questions:</div>
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Why is the Israeli government going to such lengths to cover up/deny the barbarism of our enemy to the Israeli public and to the world at large?</div>
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Why is the Israeli government pretending that there is a solution to the Arab/Israeli conflict when all evidence is to the contrary?</div>
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After everything has been said and done, and indeed, everything HAS been said and done, it boils down to this: The only chance we have of attaining peace is when we accept that there is no solution. And what I mean by peace, is containment.</div>
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Whether you choose the Two State or the One State plan, both of these are not solutions.<br />
The former is a recipe for national suicide and the latter, which calls for annexation of Judea and Samaria, is a policy that should have been implemented immediately after the Six Day War. But, by no means is it today, a solution to the Arab/Israeli conflict.</div>
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And please….no demographic lecture. On the heels of Israel’s victory in 1967, the Arab Muslims in Judea, Samaria and Gaza had their suitcases packed.<br />
We enticed them to stay.</div>
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Why?</div>
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A) Reaching for that coveted "solution." B) Lack of foresight C) Misplaced priorities. D) Sheer stupidity</div>
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Frankly, anytime the world uses the term “solution” with regard to our future fate, we Jews should all be very wary.</div>
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In any event, there can only be a solution when both sides want it. It’s really not so complicated. So let’s stop deluding ourselves already. We have been on the receiving end of their terror for one hundred years, way before the hit-phrase of “occupied territory” could ever hope to reach the top ten.</div>
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Our leadership knows better than anyone else that there is no solution to the Arab/Israeli conflict. Yet, despite this knowledge, the governing leaders of Israel as well as the opposition's logic-deficient, Give-Peace-A-Chanceniks, who stubbornly delude themselves because “um--duh - there must be a solution – um--duh,” continue to dance to the tune of the world powers and pretend that a solution is possible by cutting and pasting the map of Israel this way and that way.</div>
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Since our leaders are busy doing the world's bidding by searching for a "solution" rather than getting down to the business of implementing deterrents, and<br />
since they persist on following a policy of acquiescence to terrorists and their enablers, forget about Israel ever seeing peace...Israel won't even get to see containment.<br />
Enough! the people say. Draw the curtain down. This show has blown.<br />
But It’s like Cats…It just doesn’t go away. Because our Prime Minister keeps putting a dish of milk by our front door.<br />
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Hence, Israel continues to talk about solutions all the while the majority of the Arab Muslim population engages itself in euphoric…nay, orgasmic dances in the street at every news report about one of their own successfully murdering or maiming Jews.</div>
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And then there are always those few yet annoying voices from our ranks who say:</div>
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“Oh, but they really don’t feel that way. It’s only the leaders.”<br />
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“Oh, it’s only Hamas. The PA are moderates.”<br />
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“But the world will hate us should we defend our lives and they’ll say and do nasty things to us.”</div>
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Seriously…. Shut the #### up.<br />
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The best we have to hope for in the reality we live in is containment. And to achieve this, our leaders must find their backbones.</div>
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They must seriously, and not half-heartedly, crack down on all terrorists, their families and their pet goats who dare throw one stone, one Molotov cocktail at us - those who attack us with acid, machetes, vehicles and guns, and those who incite others to follow suit, be they Imams, the PA "President” or the guy who romances the donkeys. Destroy their entire homes, not just the front vestibule. Kick them all out. Enough with coddling, feeding and educating the enemy. If you don’t blast the terrorists into the next galaxy then send them the hell out of our country through UPS Air. Destination: Who gives a damn.</div>
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Enough with us Jews paying for the water, the electricity and the education of all those whose raison d’etre is to murder us.</div>
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Enough with skipping to the tune of the Pied Piper, a.k.a the U.S., Europeans and all those who would lead us to the sea like rats.</div>
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Enough with appeasing the "world powers."<br />
They are all members of a united front of nations that are determined to continue the legacy of their predecessors of unadulterated Jew hatred until they finally finish us off. 2014/15 is not going to be the year of the beloved Jew.</div>
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Accept it and deal with it.</div>
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You guys in the Likud and Bayit Yehudi….You want to win this election?</div>
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Start earning your pay check. Clean up our streets, roads, neighborhoods, villages and hills and leave no terrorist cell intact and leave no tunnel ignored. No more band-aid tactics. Treat the enemy as an enemy and not as “peace partners.”<br />
We've got a war on our hands. Get the led out.<br />
Stand up to the EU. Stand up to Obama and his ilk. Just friggin stand up.</div>
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The following is the video that discusses the Israeli government covering up for the murderers in our midst. WARNING: I repeat, It is very graphic.<br />
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Neither side represents me, but both do indeed disgust me.<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/shame-on-us/">http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/shame-on-us/</a>Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-75391553284042444322013-01-27T03:59:00.000-08:002013-01-27T04:09:00.747-08:00Overheard on the One Israel Fund day trip to the Western Negev<br />
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“Eve, before you get into your shtick, let me say something.”</div>
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“We’ll be meeting Anita Tucker.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“She was happy to be known as the celery lady of Gush
Katif.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It was a meter long.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“A lot of friendly faces.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Welcome to Netzer Hazani!”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
One Israel Fund helped us a lot with security and children’s
programs in Gush Katif.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Do we have Kohanim here?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“21 communities were destroyed to a pile of rubble.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We are now in Nachal Sorek.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“With great difficulty we are rebuilding.”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Every house you now see, takes the place of a house that
was destroyed.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“And there’s the basketball court…the most important
feature.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Everyone from Gush Katif has a story to tell.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
“<st1:city w:st="on">Gaza</st1:city>
has the potential to be a home for Jewish families again.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“First thing we did when we received land here was to
dedicate a community center for Itamar Yefet.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“What was destroyed has to be built again.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You can destroy buildings but you can’t destroy the
spirit.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can you hear the music? I hear it already.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Every person has to have a vision and believe in justice.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re not giving up.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can you take my picture?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You can tell a man by his shoes.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You guys are great for wanting to come here.” </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“One Israel Fund is amazing.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re bigger than divisiveness. At some point, we all have
to come together.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“How can you destroy synagogues?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“So the synagogues remained, but one minute later our enemy
came with the axes to destroy them.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I don’t know how she
does it.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Netzer Hazani should be a tikkun l’chvod Hashem.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Hi Anita. I remember visiting you back in Gush Katif.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Zahava, would my daughter and her friends be able to stay
at Nezter Hazani for Shabbat?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Tell them they are welcome anytime!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Anita is something else.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We came away inspired. The horror brought out the best in
us to move on and do whatever it takes.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Anita Tucker symbolizes so much of what is good in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region>.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It’s our honor to bring people to meet her.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We are now heading towards <st1:place w:st="on">Gaza</st1:place>…on the way to Netiv HaAsara.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Eve, before you get into your shtick, let me say
something.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“One Israel Fund provides for the humanitarian, security and
medical needs in Judea and <st1:place w:st="on">Samaria</st1:place>.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re showing you the sides of <st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place> that people do not
ordinarily see.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We enable people to be partners in our projects.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You all become our messenger.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Bring our message back to your communities.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We are one people and we only have one land.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Get involved. Speak to us.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I don’t use the word ‘Palestinian’.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I’m just being historically accurate.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Many southern communities have been turning to One Israel
Fund.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We prevent terrorism <i>before</i> they infiltrate.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Tunnels are a big threat for the yishuvim.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“OIF works in coordination with the army in developing new
techniques and strategies for security equipment.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We are not reactive. We are proactive.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“The south will heat up again and we’re working hard to
prepare for that.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can we donate to the Gush Katif refugees through One Israel
Fund?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“A security head from the south told me, ‘…we learned from
our mistakes…We are all Netzarim.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We are One Israel and we help the southern communities
too.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Asher, can you turn up the AC?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It was very emotional.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Are you the one who writes books? I also write!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’ve got a tight schedule.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Lunch is confirmed.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Wake up!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re in Netiv HaAsarah named after ten soldiers killed in
a helicopter crash.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Each house here was hit by some kind of rocket.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re in sand.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“What about the fence?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re at the northern tip of the Gaza Strip.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“There are refugees here not only from Gush Katif but also
from Yamit in Sinai.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You can see how close they are.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S_6wXC_M2w5wQoZp1of_nbKcqKu8qXRAsBHPpOV6iF-7hvSOlyWNELDJ1S3YX0IbcQihzByqGMymyc7E1Wk-eqnRuSPg9GztwewybriKJ0PRYfI6Cuo1w6c3-LXbQsF0cKRMc9RPx9eS/s1600/150925_451748021556922_1486040864_nnear+Gaza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S_6wXC_M2w5wQoZp1of_nbKcqKu8qXRAsBHPpOV6iF-7hvSOlyWNELDJ1S3YX0IbcQihzByqGMymyc7E1Wk-eqnRuSPg9GztwewybriKJ0PRYfI6Cuo1w6c3-LXbQsF0cKRMc9RPx9eS/s320/150925_451748021556922_1486040864_nnear+Gaza.jpg" width="320" /></a>“There’s the Erez checkpoint.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“The cameras are in the balloons.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Our female soldiers are on the ground staring at the
screen.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“That was my daughter’s job in the army.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We can’t drive through now, the army closed off the road.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“This is a hotbed.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“The Nakba was in 1948 when Arab communities were destroyed
and NOT in 1967.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We humiliated them. To rectify their situation, they needed
war and not a peace treaty.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Woe to any of us if we don’t listen to what the Arabs say.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“This is where I wanted to be.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Petrified means turned to stone.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“When is the next bathroom stop?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I’m of the same mind.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Up until two months ago the rockets were raining down
here.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“The next round is coming.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Most Israelis understand that when we left Gush Katif, we
brought death and destruction on the western <st1:place w:st="on">Negev</st1:place>.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We won’t go up there because of the snipers.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Sounds like a Clint Eastwood movie.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Not in my backyard!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“This is a very sensitive spot.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can you take my picture?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“If there was a candidate that would say he’d shut down the
water and electricity to <st1:place w:st="on">Gaza</st1:place>
solving the problem without sending our soldiers in, he’d be elected
unanimously!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Is there a school in the area?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re heading for Sderot.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“The IDF goes out of its way to save Arab children during
war, yet we are blamed for the opposite.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We have to wean the world off of fossil fuels.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Money is money.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can you take a train from the airport to <st1:place w:st="on">Jerusalem</st1:place>?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Be careful of the smooth talker.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It’s a huge challenge.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“The Tanach teaches us, it’s not how you speak, it’s what
you say.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“King David united the tribes.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’ve changed the world and that’s where the Jewish pride
comes in.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Where are you originally from?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Great lunch!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can I see that map?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Lunch was fattening, but the bread was really good.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Hey, I’m happy it wasn’t in a box with an apple in it.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Before you get into your shtick, let me say something.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Check out the urban art done by Artists for <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region>.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“OIF works with them beautifying bomb shelters.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“They’re artists from the States, largely not Jewish, and
they’re spreading the truth.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“What you all should know, is that this cowboy is an
incredible artist himself.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We have historical proof that Jews were in the south.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Somebody paid a price for us to be here.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“There is not an Israeli family who hasn’t paid the price.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Everyone has two sides…Black Arrow Memorial is dedicated to
Arik Sharon.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gN2QIvAb3-aA0LXud6LGWJW2QPzQiMiNUVzweQAg8bnR2aSWqYXqmvoBvLDiOrjXbW0BPV4sfLmqwBWUIa_IQ0iVImMfTHt0Ac3T6hXnLJPo4m3alxAaSId-1yWN2kpGTVRZBCQFe9t0/s1600/25934_451791591552565_886123337_nblack+arrow+memoria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gN2QIvAb3-aA0LXud6LGWJW2QPzQiMiNUVzweQAg8bnR2aSWqYXqmvoBvLDiOrjXbW0BPV4sfLmqwBWUIa_IQ0iVImMfTHt0Ac3T6hXnLJPo4m3alxAaSId-1yWN2kpGTVRZBCQFe9t0/s320/25934_451791591552565_886123337_nblack+arrow+memoria.jpg" width="320" /></a>“It’s important to inject balance.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Are the Israeli Paratroopers like the Marines?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Ha! They make the Marines look like a bunch of pansies!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“My two sons are joining the army!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Do you know Steve Orlow?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“<st1:place w:st="on">Gaza</st1:place>
is on our right.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“There’s one of those balloons.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Israelis are a little nuts about flowers.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Everything is relative.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“These were the staging grounds in the <st1:city w:st="on">Gaza</st1:city> war.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Is this your first time on an OIF day trip?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Marc, get Eve a bottle of water.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Hazards of the profession.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Eve, would you like a sucking candy?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We are now passing the Gazan northern command army base of IDF.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Just look at me as Julie from the Love Boat.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“My daughter lives in Nof Ayalon.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Are you related to the other Zahava Englard?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I’ll give you the pre-story before we get off the bus.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Anyone want water?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“During the Byzantine era, it was not all Christian. In fact
a mosaic from a synagogue, known as the Maon Synagogue, was uncovered nearby
leaving a message behind.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I forgot my camera.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It’s such a small world.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can you take my picture?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re planning on moving here.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We bought a place in <st1:place w:st="on">Jerusalem</st1:place>.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Where are we going next?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Zahava, are we good?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Is everyone on the bus who should be on the bus?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“OK we’re good to go.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Do you three always run the day trips together?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We call ourselves the Mod Squad.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Yeah, cuz no one else does.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We’re at the Egyptian border.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Who has bad knees?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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“This is a memorial to soldiers that fell in the Six Day
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“Gilad Shalit was kidnapped a short distance from here.”</div>
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“The poles symbolize our soldiers who fell here in 1967 and
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“The strength we have here, we can give to you.”</div>
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Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-71305908905283216632012-12-20T11:01:00.001-08:002012-12-20T11:11:37.625-08:00<br />
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Brought to you by Zahava Englard of One Israel Fund</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">O</span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">n the road again with Marc Prowisor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Starting out bright and early, I’m on the way down to the
southern hills of Hevron with Marc Prowisor, chief of security projects for
OIF. The jeep Marc drives, it’s back loaded down with a myriad of security and
emergency medical supplies, greets the bumps on the road with a dull heavy
thud. We stop at the Gush Etzion junction just south of Efrat to meet Ofer, the
head of Hatzola Yosh. Marc opens the trunk of his weathered jeep and lugs out a
bounty of emergency medical kits that OIF acquires thanks to the generous
donations from our supporters.</div>
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It is One Israel Fund’s guiding principle to encourage unity and we therefore, work together with other organizations throughout Judea and Samaria. There are no egos involved, no elbowing one or the other for the spotlight; rather, we join forces with other groups to create a greater positive impact.
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There is one goal, which is to keep Judea and Samaria
flourishing for the Jewish people. Building and further developing the
communities along with proper security provisions can accomplish this. </div>
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Israel Fund is dedicated to the safety of all the residents in all of the communities
throughout Judea and Samaria and it makes sense to work in conjunction with
others who feel the same way. Hatzolah Yosh, Tatzpit, Regavim are three such
groups that OIF is proud to work with. It is the perfect prototype of <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">achdut,</span> unity. </div>
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Before leaving the junction, we meet an Israeli soldier from
the Kfir unit working his beat. Marc notices that the <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">shluker</span>/camelback he is outfitted with is one
of ours, the One Israel Fund emblem proudly stamped onto it. “We gave these out
a couple of years ago,” Marc says pointing to the smiling soldier’s shluker.
“It’s good to see how well they’re holding up.”</div>
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We wind our way back up the road to Caliber 3 tucked off the
road northwest of Efrat where Marc speaks with a group of <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">ravshatzim,</span> heads of
emergency response teams in Judea who are there for security training, a
project funded by OIF. Assessments are made as to what type of security
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Marc and I continue on highway 60 towards Kiryat Arbah. We
stop at the gas station there that houses a small grocery store. I need a quick
chocolate fix and Marc needs another coffee. From there we head further south
towards Yatir, a community of over one hundred families that boasts an
outstanding mechina, a pre-military yeshiva headed by Rav Moshe Hagerlow, a
former Division Commander in the IDF. At the mechina, his students are highly
motivated with love of the land and social activism. They regularly do farm
work and gardening in the community as well as volunteering to help another
local farmer in the area, a widow by the name of Dalya Har Sinai, whose husband
was killed by Arab terrorists. Despite ongoing threats, she is staying put and
OIF protecting her is a big reason why. In addition, the students volunteer in Sderot
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At Yatir, we also meet with Shai, the director of the
mechina who informs us that they badly need an exercise room for the students
who wish to train before their army service. Many of these young men strive to
serve in elite units. We’re told of three brothers who graduated from the
mechina, each of them going on to become pilots. Shai shows us around, and we
meet several students working in the kitchen, mostly city kids who are now
experiencing a hands-on approach in connecting to the land, thanks to Yatir’s
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We wind our way outside and up a metal staircase bringing us
to a look out point that affords us a stunning panoramic view of the
surrounding hills with the village of Sussia in the distance as well as the Carmel
winery. Shai asks for One Israel Fund’s help in providing the funds toward the
exercise room. He also tells us that Yatir’s ambulance is lacking some crucial
equipment. </div>
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Marc instructs Shai to make a list of what he needs before
we continue to the southern Hevron city council to meet Dan, the Regional
Director of security in the Hevron Hills. He’s been waiting there for us to
bring the <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">shopping list</span>
of security equipment that each of the ravshatzim in the area requested for
their response teams. It was getting late in the day, when Dan joins us and
further discusses the type of security equipment that he requires. “Don’t say
another word,” Marc tells him. “I know just what you need”. He follows us to
the jeep and Marc shows him one of the latest state of the art mini
surveillance cameras. Chanukah may be over, but Dan’s eyes widen, excited with
this latest gift from OIF to add to his security arsenal.</div>
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In our travels, we discover a surprisingly large and
successful cosmetics manufacturer who not only is a major exporter but he is
the third generation of his family in the area and he employs Jews as well as
Arabs to work in his factory. Marc and I walk through this wonderful find,
uplifted by the living example of coexistence in the southern Hevron hills.</div>
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All in all, a good productive day.</div>
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by several Jewish communities along the way <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">−</span> most of them, secular while
some are mixed. I indulge myself in a
nap as Marc drives north. About a half
hour later, he drops me off in Efrat and continues home to Shilo with an entire
new list of requirements and security assessments for the Judea region. </div>
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To be seventeen again? No thank you.Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-62835329646701957882012-09-23T16:02:00.001-07:002012-09-23T16:02:01.564-07:00Pamela DuMond, Author: The Gilboa Iris - Author Interview<a href="http://pameladumondbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-gilboa-iris-author-interview.html?spref=bl">Pamela DuMond, Author: The Gilboa Iris - Author Interview</a>: I'm pleased to participate in an author blog tour. Zahava Englard wrote The Gilboa Iris, a romantic thriller. About the Book Dara ...Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-54495414917427761352012-08-09T10:15:00.002-07:002012-08-09T10:42:49.419-07:00THINGS OVERHEARD on the ONE ISRAEL FUND Day Trip in JUDEA<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back together with One Israel Fund and working alongside two dear friends, Marc Provisor and Eve Harow on a day trip through the communities of Gush Etzion in the Judean Hills....</span></div>
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<img src="http://www.oneisraelfund.org/uploads/August%208th%20Web%20Banner.jpg" /> One Israel Fund, dedicated to providing humanitarian and security assistance to the Jewish communities throughout Judea and Samaria, is pleased to show the heartland of Israel to all who wish to visit. The day trips are enlightening, engaging, inspiring, heartening and entertaining!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just for fun, I took the liberty to jot down snippets from conversations of trip participants as well as staff members throughout the day:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">“We live in Jerusalem and we’ve planted lemon trees and apples and plums in our little garden.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">“I lived in Puerto Rico for 32 years.”<br />
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“Of course I noticed how cute those soldiers are! I’m not dead!”<br />
<br />
“Just came on aliyah a few weeks ago.”<br />
<br />
“Do you straighten your hair?”<br />
<br />
“Let me give you some advice…”<br />
<br />
“One Israel Fund fills in the Gaps!”<br />
<br />
“This community has its own dairy farm, turns around the lives of lost youth, and has a pre-military mechina.”<br />
<br />
“I always wanted to marry an Israeli and I did!”<br />
<br />
“To be a shepherd one must have strong leadership qualities and much patience.”<br />
<br />
“Marc said I need to drink more water.”<br />
<br />
“We’ve met two modern day shepherds.”<br />
<br />
“Roll call!”<br />
<br />
“Next stop, the brewery in Gush Etzion!”<br />
<br />
“One Land – One People − One Israel.”<br />
<br />
“It doesn’t make sense to tour this land without a Tanach in hand.”<br />
<br />
“The soldiers love the One Israel Fund days when someone donates to the shluker campaign!”<br />
<br />
“Wow, you look so much younger than your age!”<br />
<br />
“Mmm. Now this is good beer.”<br />
<br />
“I don’t think he’s listening so I can tell you now that Marc has saved many Jewish lives in Yehuda and Shomron.”<br />
<br />
“Looks like we’re gathering a nice bunch of groupies.”<br />
<br />
“Look around you and tell me if you see all your children?”<br />
<br />
“Only from a place of strength can we stop terror.”<br />
<br />
“Zahava said we have more water bottles.”<br />
<br />
“He started digging the foundation for his new home and found a mikvah from the days of the second Temple.”<br />
<br />
“We will be giving out life saving equipment to the community’s head of security.”<br />
<br />
“We are about No more Jewish Victims.”<br />
<br />
“Let me give you some advice.”<br />
<br />
“Oh? You mean you didn’t know I’m a world renowned author?”<br />
<br />
“Activism comes in many varieties.”<br />
<br />
“Just spoke to a group of ravshatzim about preventive security needs that One Israel Fund can help them with.”<br />
<br />
“Eve said we should drink water even if we don’t feel thirsty.”<br />
<br />
“In 1967 they went to Kever Rachel and thanked her for her help in bringing us home.”<br />
<br />
“How does she know so much?”<br />
<br />
“Join us in preventing terror attacks on our people.”<br />
<br />
“We are one people.”<br />
<br />
“Take a look at our projects and see the many ways you can help keep our heartland strong.”<br />
<br />
“Marc, Eve and Zahava – They’re like the Mod Squad.”<br />
<br />
“Can I give you some advice?”<br />
<br />
“It’s days like today that make an indelible imprint on one’s heart.”<br />
<br />
“Community security heads work 48 hour days and 24 days a week.”<br />
<br />
“Join us in building our communities throughout Yehuda and Shomron and making them flourish!”<br />
<br />
“Sign me up!”</span></div>
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“We live in Jerusalem and we’ve planted lemon trees and apples and plums in our little garden.”
“I lived in Puerto Rico for 32 years.”
“Of course I noticed how cute those soldiers are! I’m not dead!”
“Just came on aliyah a few weeks ago.”
“Do you straighten your hair?”
“Let me give you some advice…”
“One Israel Fund fills in the Gaps!”
“This community has its own dairy farm, turns around the lives of lost youth, and has a pre-military mechina.”
“I always wanted to marry an Israeli and I did!”
“To be a shepherd one must have strong leadership qualities and much patience.”
“Marc said I need to drink more water.”
“We’ve met two modern day shepherds.”
“Roll call!”
“Next stop, the brewery in Gush Etzion!”
“One Land – One People − One Israel.”
“It doesn’t make sense to tour this land without a Tanach in hand.”
“The soldiers love the One Israel Fund days when someone donates to the shluker campaign!”
“Wow, you look so much younger than your age!”
“Mmm. Now this is good beer.”
“I don’t think he’s listening so I can tell you now that Marc has saved many Jewish lives in Yehuda and Shomron.”
“Looks like we’re gathering a nice bunch of groupies.”
“Look around you and tell me if you see all your children?”
“Only from a place of strength can we stop terror.”
“Zahava said we have more water bottles.”
“He started digging the foundation for his new home and found a mikvah from the days of the second Temple.”
“We will be giving out life saving equipment to the community’s head of security.”
“We are about No more Jewish Victims.”
“Let me give you some advice.”
“Oh? You mean you didn’t know I’m a world renowned author?”
“Activism comes in many varieties.”
“Just spoke to a group of ravshatzim about preventive security needs that One Israel Fund can help them with.”
“Eve said we should drink water even if we don’t feel thirsty.”
“In 1967 they went to Kever Rachel and thanked her for her help in bringing us home.”
“How does she know so much?”
“Join us in preventing terror attacks on our people.”
“We are one people.”
“Take a look at our projects and see the many ways you can help keep our heartland strong.”
“Marc, Eve and Zahava – They’re like the Mod Squad.”
“Can I give you some advice?”
“It’s days like today that make an indelible imprint on one’s heart.”
“Community security heads work 48 hour days and 24 days a week.”
“Join us in building our communities throughout Yehuda and Shomron and making them flourish!”
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Author of the Gilboa Iris, Zahava Englard, was interviewed by Jill Paterson on the <a href="http://theperfectplot.blogspot.co.il/2012/06/author-interview.html" style="border: 0px; color: #df6838; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">perfectblog website</a>.</div>
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PP: The Gilboa Iris is your first sojourn into fiction. Please tell us about it.</div>
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ZAHAVA: It’s all about the passion. Like every Israeli living in Israel, I’m passionate about the land. The Gilboa Iris tells a story not just about the passion between the two main characters, but passion between the characters and the Land of Israel. Perhaps it is because we live under a constant existential threat that Israel is a country steeped in passion, where we live for each moment − because one never knows what the next moment will bring.</div>
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Over the years, I’ve visited too many families in Israel who had lost loved ones – either in an Arab terrorist attack, or while on active duty in the IDF. One hopes to give a measure of comfort and strength to the bereaved. But what I always found, without exception, is that each of these families provided the strength and encouragement to all who visited THEM. They had such a high level of faith, courage and strength, that out of the depths of their despair when they would recite the blessing, Baruch Dayan Ha-emet, (bless the true judge), they meant it.</div>
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After one such visit a couple of years ago, my mind wandered (having my own two sons in the army) to a place a mother never wants it to wander. I thought about how I would react if God forbid……….Would I be as brave as these families? Would I be able to summon up that level of faith? Strength? Courage?</div>
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I explored what I thought my reaction would be through a character that I conjured up in my mind, later to become the female protagonist of The Gilboa Iris, Dara Harow. Her reaction was not a pretty one. It was raw and unrestrained. It was unpleasant – at times disturbing. It was human and it was passionate.</div>
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Before I knew it, I had a whole scenario playing out in my mind with “Dara,” a young idealistic American student, who travels to Israel to live her dream and must deal with the deadly consequences of Arab terror and global jihad. And with “Roni Ben-Ari,” the symbol of the type of courage and unrelenting hope that can be found in the modern day Israeli.</div>
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I don’t like to dwell on despair, so I allowed the tale in my head to weave its way through yarns of action, romance, suspense, even humor, culminating on a note of hope and optimism.</div>
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I wanted to transport the reader, invite him or her into the very passionate core of the Israeli. The mainstream media does not paint an accurate or fair picture of Israel and of Israelis. So…In writing The Gilboa Iris, I wanted people to see what I see, what Israelis see and what needs to be seen. I wanted the reader to be submerged in the lives of Dara, Roni and Uri – to feel what my characters felt as if it were palpable – to have the passion permanently imprinted in one’s heart.</div>
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PP: And you certainly have done that, Zahava. It’s such a moving story. Not only romance, but intrigue and suspense. A great book! It must have been difficult to keep all the strings going and wrap them up. Did you use a story board or have an outline to keep it organized?</div>
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ZAHAVA: Surprisingly, no. The story of The Gilboa Iris had been milling about my head for several months before I finally decided to put it to paper. The outline was embedded in my mind. What I hadn’t worked out, practically wrote itself as I typed. As for the rest, my characters seemed to finish for me, as the story took on a life of its own. The only notes I jotted down for myself was when researching various facts for accuracy or when delving into unfamiliar territory, such as missile technology or how to disable a car without destroying the engine.</div>
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PP: Do you have a favourite scene, Zahava?</div>
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ZAHAVA: Believe it or not, it was not the spicy romance scenes, the flirty fun chapters or the suspenseful intrigue. My favorite scene was the saddest one in the novel, and what was the most difficult to write. It was the chapter that had Dara face the most devastating consequences of Arab terror, depicting her very real, very pained and at the same time very indignant and passionate reaction. I wrote it out of some deep and sorrow-filled place, impressed upon me from my own experiences after meeting the other victims of terror − those who were left behind to pick up the pieces.</div>
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PP: I remember that scene well. It’s imprinted on my mind. It would have been very difficult to write and is a tribute to you. Is there a message in The Gilboa Iris that you want your readers to grasp?</div>
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ZAHAVA: Triumph over despair and holding on to hope at all costs. I like happy endings. Not fairy-tale happy endings, but happy endings with the right blend of realism, perhaps…bitter sweet realism and that sense of longing coupled with hope, for that hard to reach tranquil bliss in our Land of Israel. And, as I mentioned previously, I wanted to acquaint the reader with the true heart of the Israeli and to invite him or her into a world that is not portrayed through the international media − to get the real picture.</div>
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PP: Well, I think you have gone a long way in doing that, Zahava. What activity (cause, charity, organization) consumes your time when you’re not writing?</div>
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ZAHAVA: I have been involved in raising awareness as well as raising funds for humanitarian and security needs throughout Israel, in particular in Judea and Samaria. I have also had the privilege of joining a theater group in Israel known as Raise Your Spirits, whose productions help raise funds for victims of terror.</div>
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PP: Is there anything else you would like to share with us, Zahava?</div>
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ZAHAVA: As much as it is my dream for my novel to go viral, and sure, to be made into a movie (I say that with a huge grin), it has been a thrill just to have been recognized as a quality writer by my publisher at Gefen Publishing House and to be given an opportunity to put my heart out there to share with others. Because that is what The Gilboa Iris is − a very huge piece of my heart.</div>
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PP: Well, I think you’ve written a marvelous book, Zahava, that’s not only filled with romance and suspense, but is also a window into life in Israel. Congratulations and thank you so much for being with us today.</div>
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</div>Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-91969365570542682412012-07-26T00:04:00.001-07:002012-07-26T00:04:13.947-07:00When your son is on the Syrian border | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel"We are not only connected to the Land of Israel; we <i>are</i> the Land of Israel...."<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/i-had-a-plan/#.UASIcn475cQ.blogger">I had a plan | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel</a>Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-8320505506782171512012-06-25T08:23:00.001-07:002012-06-25T08:23:09.719-07:00No more Jewish victims -- really? | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">There is no honor in being a victim. With the right equipment, with the right training, and with the right frame of mind, Arab terror can be stopped and victims can be prevented. The Jewish people have enough memorials. We have zero tolerance for being killed, and we certainly have no interest in erecting another Museum of Tolerance.</span><a href="http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/no-more-jewish-victims-really/#.T-iCUHZjLS0.blogger">No more Jewish victims -- really? | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel</a>Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-35649665461890741902012-06-12T13:38:00.001-07:002012-06-12T13:38:48.890-07:0050 Shades of Vanilla | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel<a href="http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/50-shades-of-vanilla/#.T9eoh-AhRkI.blogger">50 Shades of Vanilla | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel</a><br />
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Come and Visit!Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-91646074029265465452012-05-31T07:20:00.001-07:002012-05-31T07:20:09.731-07:00Those Gun-toting Settlers and the Occupied Territories | Zahava Englard | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel<div class="first-letter" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font: inherit; line-height: 0.7em; margin: 6px 10px 4px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I</div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">‘ve been out on the hilltops, done the protests, skirted the border and riot police, put facts on the ground, represented the settler campaign to various interest groups and to the media, and (involuntarily) had my house showcased on Al Jazeera, (inaccurately) portrayed as an “Arab home stolen by a settler.”</span><br />
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When a blackbird crosses your path.....Zahava D. Englardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050025274918836371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97807334342183760.post-6075791994107941602012-05-09T16:00:00.000-07:002012-05-09T16:59:44.696-07:00Putting the Passion in Perspective"What inspired you to write The Gilboa Iris?"<br />
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This is the question I've been asked most in the past couple of months by friends, book reviewers and enthusiastic readers. My initial knee-jerk response would be something like, "uhhh," while looking back at the curious inquisitor with an equally dumb expression on my face.<br />
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<i>Why are you putting me on the spot? There's a reason</i> <i>I write</i>, I thought to myself. I was never good with the adlib, on-the-spot kind of thing. And, inevitably, something more brilliant would pop into my head at a later moment, missing the opportunity to show off my real charm right then and there. <i>Performing under pressure</i>, if you will, was never my forte. I like to think before the words drop out of my mouth. Like spotting a great dress in a store window, I still need to try it on for size before the actual purchase.<br />
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Appreciating the value of words, I prefer to choose them carefully, and if I'm lucky, wisely. Let the quick-witted sink their teeth into spontaneous speech. I'm fine with that. Everyone has their own niche. Mine is the pen and paper, or rather, the keyboard and PC monitor.<br />
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Having a book launch coming up, I wanted to avoid the glazed look "uhhh" syndrome, and jot down a few thoughts as to what led me to write my first novel, The Gilboa Iris. So here it goes:<br />
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I always wanted to be a rock star...<br />
Yeah, well, that didn't pan out. So, naturally, I decided to go for the next logical <i>sure thing</i> and become a writer. Scoff now, but ye shall see....<br />
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It's all about passion.<br />
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I didn't know that I was going to write this novel. It wasn't planned. Even while having the story line rampage through my mind for months, it still didn't occur to me that what I had was the material for a great novel (if I say so myself). The Gilboa Iris is a novel of passion. Not only passion between the characters, but a passion for life, and a passion for the Land of Israel. And, just as passion can erupt unexpectedly, so to, did the writing of this novel.<br />
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The story line developed out of a deeply entrenched ardent fervor for Israel and a keen awareness of the Israeli condition as opposed to the human condition. My own thoughts and perspectives somehow formed into a full blown plot with characters that soon would become as alive on paper as they were in my head.<br />
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Before I even deigned to write it all down, however, I had, at the same time just finished reading a popular novel that my teenage daughter wanted me to read. I didn't expect to like it. It was one of those teen-fantasy-vampire stories. But, I not only liked it, I loved it. Surprised as to how I was entirely drawn into the fabricated narrative, I re-read the book with a more scrupulous eye and upon finishing it, I thought...<i>I could do this!</i><br />
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The very next day, I sat myself down in front of my computer and began typing out the story in my head that was already haunting me throughout my days. It was as if I were living two separate lives. The actual one on the street and the one dancing around in my mind. I guess it was a good move - for sanity's sake, to finally merge the two. And so, for about a year and a half I sat at my computer punching out the story of Roni, Dara, Uri, Mace, Alana, Jen and Yaniv. What started out as my passion becoming theirs, their passion became mine and I became the book. It got to a point, where when working on an emotionally charged and difficult chapter, my friends, noticing my dreary mood, would insist I get further on in the book-writing where the story line would take an uplifting turn and free me from my funk.<br />
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The Gilboa Iris evolved from my reaction to visiting a number of families in Israel who had either lost loved ones in an Arab terrorist attack or while on active duty in the army. I was awe struck how within each family - parent, wife, husband etc...would accept their loss stoically with a level of faith that I couldn't fathom. And one day, after visiting one such family who lost a son in a training accident in the army, my mind wandered (having my own two sons in the army) to a place a mother never wants it to wander. But, apparently the mind has a mind of its own. I began to think how I would react if God forbid....<br />
Would I be as brave as these families? Would I be able to summon up that level of faith? Strength? Courage?<br />
It didn't take me long to realize the answer. <i>Hell no! </i>And then, before I knew it, I had a whole scenario playing out in my mind with "Dara," a young idealistic American student who travels to Israel to live her dream and must deal with the deadly consequences of Arab terror and global jihad. And with "Roni Ben-Ari," the symbol of the type of courage and unrelenting hope that can be found in the modern day Israeli.<br />
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I allowed the tale in my head to weave its way through entertaining yarns of action, romance, suspense, even humor, culminating with a note of hope and optimism. I like happy endings. Not fairy-tale happy endings, but happy endings with the right blend of realism, perhaps....bitter sweet realism and that sense of longing for that oh so hard to reach tranquil bliss - in our Land of Israel. <br />
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I wanted to transport the reader, invite him or her into the very core of the
Israeli. To see what I see, what Israelis see and what
needs to be seen. I wanted the reader to be submerged in the lives of Dara,
Roni and Uri - to feel what my characters felt as if it were palpable - to have the
passion permanently imprinted in one's heart.<br />
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Despite all the different factions among our people in Israel, one most certainly senses the feeling of oneness. The loss of loved ones transcends all barriers on Yom Hazikaron, at least for this one day.<br />
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Yom Hazikaron is not marked by barbecues and picnics; it is a true day of mourning, in every sense of the word.<br />
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In Efrat, where I live, on the eve of Yom Hazikaron, practically the entire community squeezes into the community center gym for a special ceremony in honor and in memory of all the soldiers who fell while protecting our land, and of all those among us who were murdered by terrorists.<br />
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The evening began in silence save for the siren, a two-minute declaration marking the national day of mourning, and then with the traditional prayer for the dead. A video presentation showed the fallen soldiers and the terrorist victims from Efrat, first as they were babies, then as children, some pictured with friends, others with family, and the last photos taken of the soldiers smiling with the other young men in their units. Some parents and siblings of the <i>kedoshim</i> went up on stage to say a few words, a blessing, or just to recall a memory. Another local boy wounded in the recent war in Lebanon was helped up onto the platform to recite Psalms.<br />
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Here in Israel, it is not something far away or abstract. There are no faceless victims. It is your neighbor, the teacher's son, the doctor at the clinic, the child of the owner of the local pizza shop.<br />
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The ceremony ended with everyone standing up to sing <i>Ani Ma'amin</i> (I Believe) and finally <i>Hatikva, </i>(Hope), our national anthem. I have to say, that singing these two songs in Israel, alongside my Israeli neighbors, in a community nestled in the Judean hills that I now call my home, takes on a whole new meaning for me.<br />
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I thought of my mother's brother, Moshe, who was killed in 1948 in the War of Independence, and of his son, Amit, a first cousin I never knew, who was killed in the War of Attrition on the Egyptian border. I thought of how I was fortunate to stand here among my people because of their heroism and sacrifice - because of the heroism and sacrifice of all our soldiers throughout the years. I thought of how their courage would enable all of us to celebrate our independence in just 24 hours from then. I thought of the friends I stood next to, whose sons were already in the army, and I thought of my two sons who have yet to go. <br />
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With so much sacrifice, so much loss, so much anguish, and with so much of our blood spilt on this holy soil, we must take great pains to do our very utmost, to do all that we are physically and spiritually able to do, to make sure that we are truly deserving of this land and the enormous sacrifices made on its behalf.<br />
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Some families in Efrat, whose sons were killed in the line of duty, opened their homes to the community to talk about their child, his life, his achievements, his promise, and his last days.<br />
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I went to one such family, and saw with my own eyes what real strength is. And what real pain is. I sat in the corner of the room listening intently to reminiscences about the beauty of this boy's life - how he succeeded in profoundly touching so many people, and how his life was cut so short. After attempting to fight it, I found myself succumbing to tears and sat there unable to control my sobbing. Not because the mother was sobbing - because she was not. I cried at the incredible loss endured by our people. I cried for the precious souls that no longer walk among us. And, above all, I cried because I realized that I was in the presence of remarkable strength, faith and conviction. This mother spoke softly yet sturdily, and with a steadfast and unshakable faith; a faith that told her that her son was chosen to fulfill a higher purpose, among the heroes of Israel.<br />
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So to all our enemies I say; All your plans, your devil tactics, and evil scheming and calculations will be for naught. We have something stronger than all your missiles and kassams. We have something more powerful than your blood-lust and calls for jihad -- something more commanding than your vacuous souls. We are guided by a strength of spirit 4,000 years old. We are a people that has endured the unendurable. We have, despite all odds, and despite all reason and rationale, clung to a mightier and supreme force, not our of fear, but out of love and allegiance to our faith. We are here and with God's help, it is here that we shall forever remain.<br />
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The Gilboa Iris Blooms for Readers</h1>
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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“Oh, really! How</span> cool! What’s it about? Fiction or Nonfiction?” I inquired.</div>
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A flash of pride (and something else – mischief?) passed over Zahava’s face as she told me it was a fictional novel that takes place in Israel. “It’s not your typical Jewish book,” she promised me with a hint to the steamy romantic scenes. I enthusiastically agreed to review it.</div>
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Zahava was 100% right. This is not your typical Jewish novel, so this will not be a typical review. You can go to the book’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Gilboa-Iris-Zahava-Englard/dp/9652295744/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334584162&sr=8-1" style="color: #f04b22; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Amazon ">Amazon</a> page to read the description.</div>
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The Gilboa Iris is engrossing and interesting to read with rich, descriptive language that grabs you and pulls you into the story, the settings, and the lives of the characters. The characters themselves are well developed and captivating. The reader is introduced to the lead characters, Dara and Roni, and is immediately intrigued by their story. The story, told partially in flashback, is teased out in a way that leaves the reader always wanting more, making it a hard book to put down.</div>
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At its essence, The Gilboa Iris is a love story. It is not only about the romance between the characters, but about the love of the Land of Israel. Dara, a native New Yorker, comes to work on a Kibbutz and finds she must make her home in Israel. Roni, the tough IDF officer scarred by the First Lebanon War, displays a dedication to home and country that is so much a part of the collective mentality of Israelis, but hard to fully explain. The story spans the width and breadth of the country too, taking place in the northeast Gilboa Mountain region, to the seashore of Arsuf, and the hills of Gush Etzion. There are also trips to New York and Germany thrown in for adventure. The time period of the story, from mid 1980s to early 2000s gives the reader an inside perspective to Israel’s continued security challenges and how the casualties of terror attacks and wars are not only those who die, but those who survive them, and those that are left behind.</div>
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All in all, the book’s intrigue, romance, and heartbreak tells not only Dara and Roni’s story, but the story of the people and land of Israel.</div>
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So no, Zahava, it is certainly not your typical “Jewish” book, but congratulations on creating a quintessentially “Israeli” book.</div>
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