It’s always odd to be on the other side of the world when things flare up in the Middle East. Gaza, Sderot and now Ashkelon are the latest focal points, and it doesn’t look good. It’s also odd because 12 years ago, this week, the violence hit very close when a good friend was killed in a bombing. Like most recent years – except for last – I missed the memorial service. While it was a terrible year for everyone, then, in February 1996, there was at least a hope that we were seeing the last few years of the conflict. We weren’t, and unlike 1996, very few people can actually see a viable way out now.
This is what the current war-zone looked like a year ago (although it wasn’t very peaceful then either):
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