Tank unit in the Golan
Tank
soldiers in the tank unit
just some talk
Geri and Nehemia
Geri and the soldiers
She has protection
Bruce, Janet and soldiers
Rich and Geri--- on top of the world
Bobbie, Don, Rich and Geri and one tank
Tank unit
Arab city not far from the tank unit
We saw mine fields
Bruce takes pictures in the safety of the bus
Here they are again
Druze village we stopped at
another view of the village
Bedouin/Muslim memorial for those that died fighting for Israel
Inside the Memorial
Water purification plant
Water plant entrance
A gift to us from the Blue and White Gallerywe gave it to Ophir for his children before we left.
View from our hotel room of the old city
Mickey Rosenthal representative from the Israeli police
Mickey gave a very eye opening speech
group picture ith Mickey
Mickey says goodbyeOctober
26, 2011 – Wednesday
This is our three breakfast day, beginning with our 5:00 wake-up call and a light
breakfast (HAH!) of amazing sandwiches, fruits and vegetables and cappuccino.
After breakfast, we drove to the Golan Heights where we brought hot barekas for
breakfast to the Israeli tank corps, located within feet of the Syrian border. We found ourselves literally standing within four feet of a field filled with land mines. We stood on a hill and looked over the Syrian town complete with Hamas and new apartment buildings. The head of
the corps was 28 years old and had just gotten married on Tuesday. Many of the kids were 18 to 21 years old. They proudly allowed us to climb on their tanks and took their pictures with us.
It was a wonderful and moving experience full of joy and sorrow at the
same time. As I am writing this, with Rich’s input, we are passing an F-16 fighter jet being towed to its destination, another exciting moment and one that most Israelis simply take for
granted.
Our third breakfast was in Beit Jan, a Druze village in the Golan. Despite being totally full from our first two breakfasts, at 9:30, we all dug in to the delicious spread that they prepared
for us. There were egg white omelets made with spinach and olive oil, Druze bread with cheeses and homemade preserves and the most delicious buckwheat pilaf. Then we had a talk and discussion with the mayor of the town who spoke about reincarnation and his loyalty and military service for the country of Israel.
We had a quick roadside stop at a small park with a memorial to the 178
Bedouin/Muslim soldiers who died defending Israel in various wars. This was an interesting stop.
The last stop of our day was at the “Hamobil Haartzi-The National Water Carrier of
Israel”. The plant purifies water for the country from the Sea of Galilee using
charcoal filters, chemicals and fish. We are now on the Highway 6 for our 2.5
hour drive to Jerusalem where we will be staying at the David Citadel.
This evening, MickeyRosenthal, the representative of the Israeli chief of police, Yohanan Danino, who is a personal friend of Rich’s family, joined us for dinner at the Olive and
Fish Restaurant. He spoke to us about the work of the Israel police in dealing with threats to Israel in the form of terrorist. He gave some descriptions of recent cases they have solved. He also talked about the many police that are on the streets of Israel cities and are able to respond in minutes to threats. For example if a store owner reports a suspicious package is seen in front of their shop, police will be there in minutes coming from various directions to deal with the situation. We heard how they work on the borders, in prisons and they even handled the transfer of Gilad Shalit. He also talked about the close cooperation they have with the US
from the CIA, FBI and anti terrorist organizations.
26, 2011 – Wednesday
This is our three breakfast day, beginning with our 5:00 wake-up call and a light
breakfast (HAH!) of amazing sandwiches, fruits and vegetables and cappuccino.
After breakfast, we drove to the Golan Heights where we brought hot barekas for
breakfast to the Israeli tank corps, located within feet of the Syrian border. We found ourselves literally standing within four feet of a field filled with land mines. We stood on a hill and looked over the Syrian town complete with Hamas and new apartment buildings. The head of
the corps was 28 years old and had just gotten married on Tuesday. Many of the kids were 18 to 21 years old. They proudly allowed us to climb on their tanks and took their pictures with us.
It was a wonderful and moving experience full of joy and sorrow at the
same time. As I am writing this, with Rich’s input, we are passing an F-16 fighter jet being towed to its destination, another exciting moment and one that most Israelis simply take for
granted.
Our third breakfast was in Beit Jan, a Druze village in the Golan. Despite being totally full from our first two breakfasts, at 9:30, we all dug in to the delicious spread that they prepared
for us. There were egg white omelets made with spinach and olive oil, Druze bread with cheeses and homemade preserves and the most delicious buckwheat pilaf. Then we had a talk and discussion with the mayor of the town who spoke about reincarnation and his loyalty and military service for the country of Israel.
We had a quick roadside stop at a small park with a memorial to the 178
Bedouin/Muslim soldiers who died defending Israel in various wars. This was an interesting stop.
The last stop of our day was at the “Hamobil Haartzi-The National Water Carrier of
Israel”. The plant purifies water for the country from the Sea of Galilee using
charcoal filters, chemicals and fish. We are now on the Highway 6 for our 2.5
hour drive to Jerusalem where we will be staying at the David Citadel.
This evening, MickeyRosenthal, the representative of the Israeli chief of police, Yohanan Danino, who is a personal friend of Rich’s family, joined us for dinner at the Olive and
Fish Restaurant. He spoke to us about the work of the Israel police in dealing with threats to Israel in the form of terrorist. He gave some descriptions of recent cases they have solved. He also talked about the many police that are on the streets of Israel cities and are able to respond in minutes to threats. For example if a store owner reports a suspicious package is seen in front of their shop, police will be there in minutes coming from various directions to deal with the situation. We heard how they work on the borders, in prisons and they even handled the transfer of Gilad Shalit. He also talked about the close cooperation they have with the US
from the CIA, FBI and anti terrorist organizations.
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