I'm so grateful, so proud to be an American. G-d bless Donald Trump.
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Of course there have been consequences. Israelis are encouraged to stay home, shelter when ordered to shelter. Don't be a wise guy.
My mother-in-law, in the shower, hears me knock on the bathroom door: We have to shelter. There's an alarm.
I can't now, she yells.
I take my cue, leave her to get dressed, try to make it down to the shelter. I go.
I save her a seat but someone takes it. FD is off to morning prayers. There's a miklat there. I'm not worried about him.
The crowd in the miklat is standing room only. Old people like me get seats even if we're late. Someone passes around cups of water. Another passes cookies. Someone else plays the radio, the news. This is early in the morning, 730 am.
A knock on the heavy door. A young man opens, my m-i-l joins us, the man next to me gives her his seat. We sit, waiting for the all clear sign. She brushes her wet hair, she brought her brush with her. After a few minutes I lean over and shout in her ear, 'Trump did it! Did you hear?' She couldn't have, this I know, she has yet to turn on her computer, get her morning coffee.
She asks me to repeat this, not because she didn't hear me, but because she didn't believe me. I repeat: Trump did it! with a big smile. She bursts into tears. The entire room is watching. They have been listening, heard the shout into her right ear, the only one that catches anything at all.
Someone offers her water, she takes the cup. She is 100 years old, a living testimony to Israel's iron will.
We get the all clear, go upstairs, turn on the television. Missiles from Iran did damage, several are injured, many buildings will need facelifts.
Here's to a good week and peace in the world,
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