Olim blog about Operation Cast Lead

West Bank Mama has an excellent roundup of war-time posts written by new and veteran olim. Check it out here.

Special thanks to her for including my “Ani mavtiach lach, yaldah sheli ketanah” post. The title is a reference to Yehoram Gaon’s poignant song from the Yom Kippur War, “HaMilchamah HaAchronah”. The words of the heartrending chorus are:

,אני מבטיח לך, ילדה שלי קטנה”

“…שזאת תהיה המלחמה האחרונה

“I promise you, my little girl,

That this will be the last war…”