{"id":20,"date":"2013-09-01T01:57:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T01:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.studiopress.com\/genesis\/?p=20"},"modified":"2014-01-23T23:47:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T23:47:42","slug":"israeli-life-part2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/israeli-life-part2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on Israeli Life – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, these \u2018reflections\u2019 are not always going to be about items in the news, that\u2019s for sure!\u00a0 But sometimes, things that are happening here are such a true reflection of life in this land that I simply have to share them!\u00a0 And events that happened yesterday show perfectly different aspects of life in this little land.\u00a0 Israelis are known to be warm-hearted, outspoken, innovative and kind.\u00a0 The news I\u2019m going to share reflects it all! Now to yesterday\u2019s newsworthy events!<\/p>\n

Yesterday began the seven days of \u201cShiva\u201d, the week of mourning where family members and friends traditionally visit grieving families.
\n(Information from IBA English News TV) \u201cFrom early morning grieving Israelis began arriving at the Sharon family\u2019s Sycamore Farm in the Negev where the 11th Israeli Prime Minister and IDF General was buried on Monday.\u00a0 Sharon\u2019s sons Gilad and Omri said it was their father\u2019s will that his funeral and week of mourning be open to the Israeli public at large, the public that he loved so much.<\/p>\n

The police and security forces made special arrangements to enable this and the security deployment will continue as long as the gates on the farm remain open.\u201d (Two rockets were fired from Gaza on Monday just after the end of the funeral ceremony aimed in the direction of the ranch but landed in open places causing no injuries or damage.\u00a0 An Iron Dome rocket defense battery has been deployed in the area).<\/p>\n

\u201cSharon is considered by most Israelis to have been a military hero and a courageous leader.\u00a0 Some of the visitors laid wreaths on the grave.\u00a0 Others paused for a moment of silence and shed a tear or recited a prayer.\u00a0 It was clear that all were very moved by the death of a man whom they considered larger than life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the visitors gave brief comments to the cameras. A man tearfully said, \u201cI feel very saddened by the loss of Ariel Sharon.\u00a0 I think he was a great leader\u2026and we\u2019ll miss him a lot.\u201d\u00a0 Also tearfully, a woman said quietly, \u201cI agree with almost everything he did.\u00a0 He was like a father to the people of Israel, in my opinion.\u201d A man who had arrived from his home in Nes Ziona in the centre of the country said that he came to express the deep admiration that he has for Sharon.\u00a0 His wife Rachel simply said, \u201cThe heart is broken\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

A steady stream of visitors will without a doubt continue to arrive at the ranch from all around the nation during the remainder of the Shiva week.\u00a0 It is a sad time for us all.
\nYesterday was also the 65th anniversary of the Knesset, Israel\u2019s Parliament.\u00a0 The Knesset opened its doors to the public and lots of activities were planned.\u00a0 We\u2019re such a new\/old country!
\nA 46 year old Filipino caregiver living in Israel for the past four years named Rose Fostanes loved her work in caring for the elderly, but always dreamed of being a professional singer. She had watched \u201cX-Factor\u201d faithfully and continued dreaming.\u00a0 This year was the inaugural season for \u201cX-Factor Israel\u201d and so she somehow had the courage to audition.\u00a0 From that very first audition, she captured the hearts of Israelis! \u201cI used to have a very poor self-image,\u201d she explained in an interview.\u00a0 \u201cBut so many Israelis recognize me now on the streets and show such love that it has given me self-confidence!\u201d\u00a0 And last night, after having passed through many eliminations but still in the running, she sang Frank Sinatra\u2019s iconic song \u201cMy Way\u201d!\u00a0 From her very first audition all the way through to last night, Rose received applause and standing ovations from the awed judges and the cheering audience.\u00a0 She won the \u2018X-Factor Israel\u201d competition and is now heralded as the star singer in Israel!\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that fun?<\/p>\n

And last but least on yesterday\u2019s news\u2014\u201cReal View Imaging\u201d announced that they had successfully completed a clinical study that allows doctors to view live action 3-D holograms of, for example, their patient\u2019s beating heart to help them\u00a0 during surgery.\u00a0 Experts say that this holographic technique could pave the way for a new era of intervention medicine. The technique does not require special eyeglasses and creates real images rather than illusions.\u00a0 It actually recreates the image into free air so that the doctor can hold and interact with the image.\u00a0 It\u2019s not an illusion, it really reconstructs the image.\u00a0 Being able to see the anatomy in real time is going to improve the way surgical procedures are done and the time it takes to perform them.\u00a0 It was amazing to see it in action! The doctor was actually holding his patient\u2019s beating heart in his hand, could turn it around, etc. Company officials say they have reached the point where science fiction has become a reality!
\nFor you, then, a few reflections of life\u2026<\/p>\n

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Well, these \u2018reflections\u2019 are not always going to be about items in the news, that\u2019s for sure!\u00a0 But sometimes, things that are happening here are such a true reflection of life in this land that I simply have to share them!\u00a0 And events that happened yesterday show perfectly different aspects of life in this little more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[52,50,51,53,41],"class_list":{"0":"post-20","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-biblical-spiritual","7":"tag-ariel","8":"tag-israeli","9":"tag-life","10":"tag-sharon","11":"tag-threaded-comments","12":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":876,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}