On January 12 2010, around 5 PM, there was a strong earthquake in Haiti. It lasted only 1 minute but killed over 230,000 people and injured 250,000 people.

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Living in Israel is not like living anywhere else.

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My name is Ehud. I am in the 9th grade and I am Israeli. I have 3 brothers and they’re all in the army (the IDF). I know how it is to be a brother to three soldiers, but I wondered what it is like to be a mother to three soldiers. So I asked my mother, Orit, about it.

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What clothes am I going to sleep in tonight? Something that is comfortable but doesn’t look too bad? These are questions I asked myself last Friday.

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Without Saying a Word

Amit L ORT Dafna On March - 18 - 2012

As you probably know, the cities surrounding the Gaza Strip are under constant attack now.

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Even though the terrorists in Gaza have been launching hundreds of rockets with the intent of killing innocent Israeli citizens, the world media hardly ever mentions this fact. Luckily, the Irom Dome system has been very successful in intercepting most rockets, causing them to explode in midair.

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Although a ceasefire was declared, the situation still remains difficult. Let’s review the past week.

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I live in Gan Yavne – a small town in southern Israel. During the last few days, the area suffered more than 100 rockets launched from the Gaza Strip.

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Life Under Threat

Paz A ORT Ronson On March - 12 - 2012

The city of Ashkelon had known better days – empty streets and even emptier schools are the city’s view today.

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Over the past weekend, more than 90 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel – 4 people were injured.

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Jana – a 5 year-old girl from Ramallah – almost died after she was hit by a 5 kilogram stone that was thrown at her by a Palestinian terrorist. Fortunately, an IDF soldier, Erez Kahal, saved her life. In his civil life, Erez works as a surgeon at Shiba hospital.

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