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Hi again!

This past shabbat we heard a lot of airplane traffic overhead -- something we are not used to on any day, and especially not on shabbat.  I thought it sounded like trucks rumbling along, but Esther said no, it's airplanes.  After shabbat we find out that Israel had finally responded to the 13,000 rockets rained from Gaza over the past three years, with the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230111718610&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull beginning salvo] of an attack against Hamasistan.

* [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129056 Instructions] from the Home Front office for southern communities
* UN [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/28/news/UN-UN-Israel-Palestinians.php urges Israel to desist].  So does [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230111718853&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull the Vatican]
* We can sleep better knowing [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hOPNMFGE7gxk5Q54iw7bjl_v6IugD95BFEJO0 Venezuela] and [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230111725442&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran] disapprove of our actions.
* Be glad you're not in [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123032660060735767.html Iceland]
* [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/3#3234 Savagery in Mumbai]
* We are [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230111726432&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull stupidly compassionate]
* [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+since+2000/Missile+fire+from+Gaza+on+Israeli+civilian+targets+Aug+2007.htm#statistics Official gov't statistics] on Grad/Kassam/Mortar hits


Until next week,<br>
Shabbat shalom!

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