2025-03 Israel

Israel 12,

April 1, 2025,

Hi Everyone,

Today was virtually the same as yesterday so I will not go into details. I was chosen/volunteered to paint the truck trailers with 3 other volunteers and later joined by 2 others. This made the work go much faster. My uniform has a lot of paint spots so it will be used for painting in the future. My beautiful Israeli boots must unfortunately be returned to the army. They are also covered with paint dots. I removed some of them with turpentine and will polish them over tomorrow with black shoe polish.

This evening we sat out in the garden for a chat. The weather was warm with a cool breeze and a few drops of rain. One of the volunteers who is a lady who made Aliyah to Israel 20 years ago gave us a basic course in Hebrew.

In the distance we could hear the plains flying over to Gaza. The Israelis are now very determined. The war will end when the hostages are returned and Hamas is no longer the governing body. There will be no more negotiations with 2 or 3 hostages returned. All the hostages must come home to Israel now! What happens afterwards is anyone’ guess. A ceasefire means Israel ceases, and Hamas reloads and fires. This is what has been happening for over 30 years. What happened on Oct 7, put an end to this once and for all. A war ends when 1 side drops their weapons, gets down on their knees, puts their hands over their heads and says don’t shoot. At this point in time, nothing else will do.

Love,

Brian