by Elyshia Johnson | May 7, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
There are two different kinds of sirens in Israel. An urgent rising and falling sound warns of an attack and is the signal to flee to the nearest bomb shelter or safe room. A mournful steady sound is for remembrance. This past week, we heard both sirens. Last...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 2, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
Imagine being woken up at 5 in the morning by a wailing and threatening siren whose menacing tone rises and falls with the known signal of impending attack. It is the same sort of feeling that is experienced by families living near Gaza — those families have...
