Tag: Visitors to Sderot
Day Seven – Sderot, Gaza, and into the Negev Desert
This morning we woke up rather early. All exhausted from going through the tunnels in Jerusalem the night before, we drug ourselves to breakfast, onto the bus, and then enjoyed the long drive to...
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“If you want to learn about a city, look at its walls.”
-Greek graffiti artist iNO
In springtime, the fields around Sderot are carpeted with red and yellow flowers swaying in the breeze. Yet the pastoral...
The writer- Anav Silverman, was SMC international correspondence
SDEROT, Israel (TNA) - It’s a quiet day in the sandy border town of Sderot. The first day of spring brings blue skies and a warm wind as residents go about work and routine...
Sderot Snaps Back
The Jewish people recite at their Passover Seder each year: " ולנו לאבותינו שעמדה ויהי "-"This is what has stood to our fathers and to us", for not just one alone has risen against us...
Sderot: the bomb shelter capital of the world
Since 2000 the city of Sderot has been a target of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. British Academic Dr Alan Craig visited its media centre and heard a message of civilian...
Reality Check
I, as a Canadian teenager, anticipate my next exam with stress and unease, waiting for the strike to hit. They anticipate the rockets, the next strike of an endless stream. Will it be one,...
Seeing Trauma Through A Camera Lens In Sderot, Israel
This is the first part of a New Voices series on Sderot. Find the second part of the series here.
The chapel at my Episcopalian boarding school was shaped like a crucifix.
I always tried to...
Israel Goes to War Against Gaza (Again)
After over 100 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israeli civilians over the course of just a few days, Israel struck back with an iron fist. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) blew...
The Truth About Sderot
I visited the southern Israeli city of Sderot, which illuminates the brutality of radical Muslims. This city also embodies the spirit of Israel to resist. The city resembles a small and rural city. The...
The Story Behind Sderot
Sderot, a city in southern Israel just off of the Gaza strip, is an amazing city with an amazing story. The people there are so nice and welcoming, but have to live their lives...