Wednesday, December 24, 2008

When Rockets Fall

It's Christmas eve around the world; much of the world is praying for peace and good will towards man. Today in Israel, more than 60 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel. Fifty-seven people were taken to the hospital, suffering from shock, half of them children.

The Home Front again ordered that children not be allowed outside during school recess to play and people are once again running from place to place, knowing that if the Color Red warning siren sounds, they will have mere seconds to find shelter.

It's a sad day in your country, no matter where you live, that your government simply allows this to happen without making some attempt to stop it. Yesterday, despite rockets falling, the Palestinians demanded that Israel open the crossings and allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. But who will give the people of Sderot and Ashkelon humanitarian aid? Who will allow them to sleep at night and let their children play, as children all of the world do?

When rockets fall - there is no secure place.

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