Today
we spent our time exploring Israel through the Israelis' eyes. It was a full
day of looking at Israeli reality coupled with time in the beautiful outdoors.
We started off by going to Mount Bental and learning about how it has served as
a valuable site for the IDF during the Yom Kipper War. We then went to an IDF
cannon base, which is a very unusual opportunity for a tour group. The soldiers
were very kind, welcoming, and treated us like friends as they led us around
their base showing us what they did.
We
then traveled to Kibbutz Dafna were we played a short game of capture the flag
to simulate the idea of protecting your flag and defending your
"home". After our game we moved indoors and spoke to two Israeli
soldiers, both with very different jobs and stories. The American committee of the day, Hallie
Goldstein, Adam Jenkins, and I, led a discussion looking at the controversial
topic of Israeli Army vs. American Amy as well as the idea of draft vs. no
draft. Many people continued to discuss these topics on our bus ride to our
last part of the day, a hike along the Ayun River.
Today
was a fun day full of Army and Israeli reality. I am so glad I got the chance
to be Moshe for the day because it really connected to me personally and I got
to connect with the Israeli's on a much deeper level. I can't wait to see what
will happen next!
Lila
Tov (or Boker Tov in the US),
Rachel
Katie Simkovitz
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