An Israeli Soldier's Mother Waits
What's At Stake in Gaza

by Phyllis Chesler
Pajamas Media
January 5, 2009

http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/399/an-israeli-soldiers-mother-waits-whats-at-stake

Excerpt:

I knew that Israel was going into Gaza with "boots on the ground" at least a day before they finally did so. Two Israeli mothers, who do not know one another, each have sons in the elite Golani and Givati Brigades. Both sons had been ordered to turn in their cell phones; there would be no more "haimishe" (comforting, familiar) contact with home.

Another mother in Israel, Bonna Devora Haberman, who is a dear friend, a feminist professor, a religious woman, and the mother of five, emailed me last night. With her permission, I am sharing her words with you. Hers is the voice of a mother in Israel.

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