My reply to the nameless, faceless, gutless Guests who condemn Israel for defending herself from ceaseless war, waged by nations and orginizations whose oft-stated policy is the destruction of the Jewish state, is not to educate. I answer, only, to let them know that their one sided pronouncements will not go unchallenged./////// I dont know how to get this thing to make paragraphs, so I'm using these slanted lines to seperate, OK?////// My work and my family keep me in the USA nowadays. I maintain dual citizenship in the land of my birth and the land of my people. When I lived in Israel, I was a Chaver Meshach at a kibbutz near Afula, which is about ten miles from the West Bank town of Genin. The kibbutz was situated between Meggido (site of the Armigedon), Nazereth (home of you-know-who) and Nablus (the ancient city of Schem, where Abraham is buried).///// Israel is a wonderful country. It is the only state in the region with workers rights (the Histadrut is the nation-wide union.), women's rights, civil rights for gays and a true representative government. Israel has a long history of socialist experimentation, two national health plans and constitutional guarantees for minorities. On the other hand, I must admit that Israeli beer tastes like it has been run through a camel.//// I cant explain in my limited typing style, what it's like, living in a war zone. I tried to describe it to my friends, after the 9/11 attack, but I couldn't seem to do it justice. You, just live with it, that's all. You accept the restrictions, the searches, the delays. They become as routine as traffic lights. The fear is placed on the back burner of your mind, but you get a little more aware of where you are and who you're with. It's a hell of a way to live, but it beats dying.////// Mike Miller